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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. According to Faber, what don’t people need to be happy?
(a) Books
(b) Religion
(c) Government
(d) Love

2. Who is least affected by the book owner's death?
(a) Captain Beatty
(b) The neighbor
(c) Clarisse
(d) Montag

3. What has Mildred been pressuring her husband to do?
(a) Go to a fertility specialist
(b) Take her to the beach
(c) Quit his job
(d) Add television to the fourth wall in the living room

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

5. How does Faber react to Montag’s decision to read the poem aloud?
(a) He is mortified
(b) He is proud
(c) He is apathetic
(d) He is confused

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Faber react to Montag’s initial request?

2. Why does Mildred react the way she does to the sound when Montag is reading in the kitchen?

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

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

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

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