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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. Who actually lights the fire at the attic book owner’s home?
(a) The homeowner
(b) Captain Beatty
(c) Montag
(d) The accusing neighbor

2. Where is Mrs. Phelps' husband?
(a) In prison
(b) In the military
(c) Dead
(d) In rehab

3. The next morning, how does Montag feel about his confrontation with Mildred about the poem?
(a) Ashamed
(b) Terrified
(c) Guilty
(d) Proud

4. What passes overhead that makes Montag feel urgency about his mission to understand?
(a) A helicopter
(b) A white dove
(c) A shooting star
(d) A bomber plane

5. Why does Montag believe the firedog has come to view him as an enemy?
(a) Because its computer system is defective
(b) Because he really is an enemy
(c) Because it is getting old
(d) Because someone has programmed it against him

Short Answer Questions

1. Who turned the attic book owner over to the authorities?

2. Which of the following is NOT something Montag struggles to understand?

3. What do Mildred and Ann spend their time talking about?

4. What does Montag fear will happen if the dog identifies him as an enemy?

5. Who tells Montag that Clarisse is dead?

(see the answer key)

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