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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 Montag has knocked out Mildred’s lover
(b) Because Mildred was burned in the fire
(c) Because the bullet grazes Montag’s cheek
(d) Because Mildred needs her stomach pumped

2. What is the general mission of the fire department in the novel?
(a) To educate people on fire prevention
(b) To burn books
(c) To aid civilians
(d) To arrest and execute arsonists

3. What does Montag think about before he goes to sleep on the night of the accident?
(a) His childhood in out in the country
(b) All that he has lost
(c) Clarisse and her family
(d) Mildred’s attempted suicide

4. How does Faber help Montag during the confrontation with Beatty?
(a) By telling him how to blackmail Beatty
(b) By whispering advice into his ear
(c) By making prank calls to the firehouse
(d) By punching Beatty in the face

5. Who actually lights the fire at the attic book owner’s home?
(a) The accusing neighbor
(b) The homeowner
(c) Captain Beatty
(d) Montag

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clarisse ask Montag after their first meeting, before she goes home?

2. What game does Montag play with his fellow firemen before the confrontation?

3. On the morning after the accident, what is Mildred anxious for Montag to do?

4. Who is Mildred entertaining when Montag comes home from Faber’s?

5. How did Clarisse die?

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