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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. Why is the coverage of Montag’s escape unique for the television network?
(a) Because it is a break in regular programming
(b) Because the news has been banned for many years
(c) Because the reporter promises a live interview with the fugitive
(d) Because the station reports one hundred percent viewing

2. The morning after the accident, what does Montag try to convince Mildred of?
(a) That she should get a job
(b) That she wanted to die
(c) That they should have children
(d) That Clarisse's family is a danger to their way of life

3. Once on the river, what does Montag use as a floatation device?
(a) An inflatable raft
(b) Nothing – he swims
(c) An old palette
(d) His valise

4. How does Faber react to Montag’s initial request?
(a) He convulses with fear
(b) He rejects him
(c) He accepts
(d) He bursts into tears

5. What does Montag dread doing with the book he’s taken a special interest in?
(a) Explaining it to Mildred
(b) Reading it
(c) Returning it to Beatty
(d) Burning it

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Faber going on the 5:00 a.m. train?

2. Why is Montag so desperate to understand the books?

3. What consumes Mildred's attention all day, the day after the ambulence arrives at their home?

4. What does Montag wonder about as he floats down the river?

5. How does Montag react to Beatty's threat about his earpiece?

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