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

2. Why is Mildred grateful when the phone rings during Montag’s tirade about the truth?
(a) She was afraid all communication in their house had been cut off
(b) She thinks it's Montag’s office telling him to come in to work
(c) It's an excuse to get away from the books
(d) She hasn’t spoken to Ann in weeks

3. How does Beatty treat the stolen book Montag returns?
(a) He tosses it unceremoniously in the trash
(b) He reads it aloud to the firehouse, mocking the words
(c) He forces Montag to burn it then and there
(d) He shreds it with his bare hands

4. For what does Faber feel partially responsible?
(a) How far the book burning has gone
(b) Montag's discontent
(c) Clarisse’s death
(d) The elderly woman’s death

5. According to Mildred, who are the only people she trusts?
(a) Her parents
(b) No one
(c) The characters on her television shows
(d) Her neighbors

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clarisse do to check whether or not someone is in love?

2. Why does Montag believe the firedog has come to view him as an enemy?

3. What does Montag believe about the mechanical firedog at work?

4. The next morning, how does Montag feel about his confrontation with Mildred about the poem?

5. According to Faber, what don’t people need to be happy?

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