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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Burning Bright Abstract.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Montag feel as he burns his house down?
(a) Apathy
(b) Defeat
(c) Hatred
(d) Pleasure

3. Which mythological symbols are introduced in the first chapter?
(a) A salamander and a phoenix
(b) A salamander and a sphinx
(c) A phoenix and a sphinx
(d) A sphinx and a gargoyle

4. What does Montag wonder about as he floats down the river?
(a) What happened to Clarisse
(b) Why he never had children
(c) If he will ever be safe
(d) Whether Mildred will go insane

5. Why does Faber want to follow the railroad tracks during their escape?
(a) Because the firemen have no jurisdiction there
(b) Because it’s the fastest way out of town
(c) Because the sound of the trains will muffle the sounds of their footsteps.
(d) Because it’s where all the fugitives meet on the run

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mildred react when she sees Montag arrive with the firemen?

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

3. What are the citizens asked to do by the announcer?

4. What did a cousin once bet Montag a dime he couldn’t do?

5. How did Clarisse die?

(see the answer key)

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