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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. How does the mechanical firedog react when it senses an enemy?
(a) It growls and barks
(b) It beeps
(c) It whimpers
(d) It shakes

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

3. What is Mildred doing when Montag returns home from Faber’s house?
(a) Snooping through his drawers
(b) Talking on the telephone
(c) Reading a book
(d) Watching television

4. Who is Mildred entertaining when Montag comes home from Faber’s?
(a) Her girlfriends
(b) Clarisse
(c) The next-door neighbor
(d) Captain Beatty

5. What does the interactive box in the Montag living room allow Mildred to do?
(a) Video conference with her family and friends
(b) Monitor the security of her home
(c) Communicate with Montag while he’s at work
(d) Interact with the characters on her television shows

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mildred react to the ambulance drivers’ arrival?

2. What does Clarisse ask Montag after their first meeting, before she goes home?

3. What does Montag fear will happen if the dog identifies him as an enemy?

4. What has Mildred been pressuring her husband to do?

5. Why does a specific sound frighten Montag as he is reading in the kitchen?

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