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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 are ambulance drivers called to Montag’s home?
(a) Because Mildred needs her stomach pumped
(b) Because the bullet grazes Montag’s cheek
(c) Because Mildred was burned in the fire
(d) Because Montag has knocked out Mildred’s lover

2. What does Montag’s society most loathe?
(a) Literature
(b) Artists
(c) Dullards
(d) Structure

3. Who is Mildred entertaining when Montag comes home from Faber’s?
(a) The next-door neighbor
(b) Clarisse
(c) Her girlfriends
(d) Captain Beatty

4. What did Faber invent for secret communication?
(a) A listening ear bud
(b) A recording devise
(c) A code tapping system
(d) An electronic reader

5. Why is Mildred grateful when the phone rings during Montag’s tirade about the truth?
(a) She thinks it's Montag’s office telling him to come in to work
(b) She hasn’t spoken to Ann in weeks
(c) She was afraid all communication in their house had been cut off
(d) It's an excuse to get away from the books

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Faber think books smell like?

3. Which of the following causes increased paranoia for Montag?

4. How does Mildred react to the sound when Montag is reading in the kitchen?

5. What does Faber believe television has done to Jesus' image?

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