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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 Mildred respond to Montag's story about the book owner's death?
(a) She is devastated
(b) She is amused
(c) She is terrified
(d) She is indifferent

2. Why doesn’t Mildred want to keep reading the books with Montag?
(a) Because she’s bored
(b) Because she’s intimidated
(c) Because she’s jealous
(d) Because she can’t read

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

4. What aspect of Mildred’s personality does Montag most resent?
(a) Her jealousy
(b) Her obsession
(c) Her coldness
(d) Her religious fervor

5. What flusters Montag when he arrived at the book burning in the attic?
(a) The books are all Bibles
(b) The homeowner is present
(c) He recognizes the titles of the books
(d) The attic is rickety and dangerous

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the interactive box in the Montag living room allow Mildred to do?

2. What does Faber ask Montag to do on his way home from their first meeting?

3. Whose house is scheduled to be burned at the end of Part Two?

4. When discussing his personal history with Montag, what does Faber call himself?

5. Who is Mildred entertaining when Montag comes home from Faber’s?

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