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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. How does Mildred respond to Montag's story about the book owner's death?
(a) She is amused
(b) She is terrified
(c) She is devastated
(d) She is indifferent

2. How does Mildred respond to Montag’s conviction the day after the ambulence was called to their home?
(a) Defensive
(b) Weepy
(c) Confused
(d) Appalled

3. 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

4. What interrupts Montag’s confrontation with Beatty?
(a) The fire hound barking
(b) The sounds of sirens wailing
(c) The fire alarm sounding
(d) The building exploding

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Beatty treat the stolen book Montag returns?

2. Why doesn’t Mildred want to keep reading the books with Montag?

3. How does Captain Beatty fit into Montag and Faber’s secret plan?

4. Which of the following best describes Montag’s mood when the ambulance drivers arrive?

5. The morning after the accident, what does Montag try to convince Mildred of?

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