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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. If Montag wants to talk to Faber, what does he realize he must do?
(a) Turn himself in to the police
(b) Wear a disguise
(c) Take a train to Faber's house
(d) Leave his wife

2. As Montag reads, what does Mildred stare at longingly?
(a) The oven
(b) A photograph
(c) Her television wall
(d) The window

3. Who do Montag and Clarisse do each morning?
(a) Discuss poetry
(b) Walk to work
(c) Have coffee
(d) Make love

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

5. What aspect of Montag's job enthralls him?
(a) Watching fire burn
(b) Rescuing cats and other animals
(c) Sliding down the fire pole when the alarm rings
(d) Meeting the cute nurses at the hospital

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Mildred respond to Montag’s conviction the day after the ambulence was called to their home?

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

4. When Mildred talks about “her family,” whom is she referring to?

5. What flusters Montag when he arrived at the book burning in the attic?

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