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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: The Sieve and the Sand Abstract.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After his night with Clarisse, what shocking sight does Montag return home to?
(a) Mildred angrily awaits his return, a gun in hand
(b) Mildred making love to another man
(c) Mildred overdosed on sleeping pills
(d) His house has burned down

3. What does Montag search for as he reads through the hidden books?
(a) A connection to Clarisse
(b) The meaning of life
(c) A reason for so many lives to be lost
(d) Religious freedom

4. What does Mrs. Phelps find most interesting about her two children?
(a) The fact that they were both delivered by Cesarean section
(b) The fact that neither of them resemble her physically
(c) The fact that they have different fathers
(d) The fact that they are both Olympic swimmers

5. What does Montag do to finally convince Faber to help him in his quest?
(a) He threatens to kill himself
(b) He threatens Faber
(c) He tears pages out of the book
(d) He brings out a can of kerosene

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Mrs. Phelps' husband?

2. What game does Montag play with his fellow firemen before the confrontation?

3. For what does Faber feel partially responsible?

4. What does Montag beg the attic book owner to do before he burns down her house?

5. Who do Montag and Clarisse do each morning?

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