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

2. Which members of society are sent to asylums if caught?
(a) Thieves
(b) The unemployed
(c) Book owners
(d) Religious fanatics

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

4. How does Montag distance himself from Clarisse so no one grows suspicious of them?
(a) He crosses to the other side of the street
(b) He does not distance himself
(c) He walks two paces behind her
(d) He walks rapidly so as to lose her

5. On the morning after the accident, what is Mildred anxious for Montag to do?
(a) Report Clarisse's family
(b) See a doctor
(c) Go back to bed
(d) Leave the house

Short Answer Questions

1. On Montag’s first day back at work, what does Beatty try to convince him to do?

2. What causes Faber to relax when he sees Montag?

3. What has changed about Montag’s life since the character went missing?

4. Which of the following facts is true about Clarisse?

5. How does Faber react to Montag’s decision to read the poem aloud?

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