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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 Faber feel about the Bible?
(a) He believes it is God's sacred word
(b) He fears its powerful history
(c) He despises it as trash
(d) He calls it the history of Christianity

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

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

4. What does Montag use to start the fire in the attic book owner’s home?
(a) A pocket lighter
(b) Kerosene
(c) Charcoal
(d) A torch blower

5. While out with Montag one afternoon, what does Clarisse urge him to taste?
(a) Imported chocolate
(b) Her blood
(c) The rain
(d) Sassafras root

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mildred, who are the only people she trusts?

2. How does Faber show his fear toward Montag in Part I?

3. As Montag listens to Mildred’s conversation with Ann, what does he realize about his wife?

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

5. What poem does Montag read during his confrontation with Mildred?

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