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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 Mildred react the way she does to the sound when Montag is reading in the kitchen?
(a) Because she is jealous of Clarisse
(b) Because she doesn’t want to go to jail
(c) Because she is angry with Montag
(d) Because she doesn’t understand the significance of the sound

2. Which of the following criminals housed illegal books in their attic?
(a) A retired soldier
(b) Clarisse's older brother
(c) A doctor
(d) An elderly woman

3. What does Clarisse ask Montag after their first meeting, before she goes home?
(a) If he is happy
(b) If he plays sports
(c) If he has a dog
(d) If he has ever wanted to travel

4. What does Montag hear a persistent advertisement for while riding the train?
(a) Mildred’s favorite soap opera
(b) Glueless Gummies
(c) Morlock's Menties
(d) Denham's Dentifrice

5. How does Captain Beatty fit into Montag and Faber’s secret plan?
(a) They want to recruit him
(b) They want him to be their leader
(c) They want to learn more about him
(d) They want to kill him

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Montag react to Clarisse's question?

2. Why is Montag so desperate to understand the books?

3. The morning after the accident, what does Montag try to convince Mildred of?

4. If Montag wants to talk to Faber, what does he realize he must do?

5. How does Faber feel about the Bible?

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