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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: The Hearth and the Salamander.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following causes increased paranoia for Montag?
(a) The objects hidden in his house
(b) Clarisse's incessant questions
(c) His wife's suicide attempts
(d) The way his coworkers assess him

2. Why does Montag hide his books in the bushes behind his house?
(a) To protect Mildred in case he’s caught
(b) To protect them in case his house is burned down
(c) Because he no longer trusts Mildred
(d) To make them easier to snatch when he runs away in the middle of the night

3. What is one thing Montag thinks Mildred needs to understand to be happy in life?
(a) Why the television personalities are not real
(b) His relationship with Clarisse
(c) Why the government is suppressing knowledge
(d) Why she tried to kill herself

4. What shocks Montag when he first observes Clarisse's family?
(a) The entire family is awake
(b) They look nothing like Clarisse
(c) The family sleeps with the lights on and the curtains open
(d) The family dresses in rags, though they are rich

5. What has changed about the ambulance drivers’ schedule in the past two years?
(a) They have been forced into additional training in addition to their scheduled shifts
(b) They have gotten much busier
(c) They have slowed down
(d) They have stayed the same

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the general mission of the fire department in the novel?

2. How does Mildred react to the sound when Montag is reading in the kitchen?

3. What passes overhead that makes Montag feel urgency about his mission to understand?

4. How does Mildred act toward Montag the next morning, after the accident?

5. Which of the following criminals housed illegal books in their attic?

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