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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 doesn’t understand the significance of the sound
(d) Because she is angry with Montag

2. What noise frightens Montag as he reads in his kitchen?
(a) A car honking
(b) Clarisse crying
(c) The fire hound barking
(d) A bird singing

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

4. During their first meeting, what does Montag ask Faber to do to help him?
(a) Become his teacher
(b) Actively join the rebellion
(c) Move back to the city
(d) Lend him money

5. What does Montag want to find to help him in his quest for knowledge?
(a) A real teacher
(b) A good friend
(c) Another book
(d) A different wife

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of the novel, how does Montag feel about his job?

2. What interrupts Montag’s confrontation with Beatty?

3. What does Montag dread doing with the book he’s taken a special interest in?

4. What does Montag use to start the fire in the attic book owner’s home?

5. Whose image do advertisers use to sell products?

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