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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. On the morning after the accident, what is Mildred anxious for Montag to do?
(a) See a doctor
(b) Report Clarisse's family
(c) Leave the house
(d) Go back to bed

2. What is one thing Montag thinks Mildred needs to understand to be happy in life?
(a) Why the television personalities are not real
(b) His relationship with Clarisse
(c) Why the government is suppressing knowledge
(d) Why she tried to kill herself

3. 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) 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 was afraid all communication in their house had been cut off

4. Who turned the attic book owner over to the authorities?
(a) A stranger
(b) A schoolteacher
(c) A priest
(d) A neighbor

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Clarisse die?

2. What is the general mission of the fire department in the novel?

3. What does Faber think books smell like?

4. What does Montag feel about Clarisse’s death?

5. What does Montag hear a persistent advertisement for while riding the train?

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