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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 most surprises Montag about his time on the river?
(a) How quiet it is
(b) How frightened he is
(c) How cold the water feels
(d) How alone he feels

2. For what do Montag and Faber devise a plan during their first meeting?
(a) Escaping their society
(b) Montag's education
(c) Creating a library
(d) Finding Clarisse

3. What shocks Montag when he first observes Clarisse's family?
(a) The family dresses in rags, though they are rich
(b) They look nothing like Clarisse
(c) The entire family is awake
(d) The family sleeps with the lights on and the curtains open

4. How did Clarisse die?
(a) She was run over by a car
(b) She drowned
(c) She died in a house fire
(d) She was poisoned

5. If Montag wants to talk to Faber, what does he realize he must do?
(a) Wear a disguise
(b) Take a train to Faber's house
(c) Leave his wife
(d) Turn himself in to the police

Short Answer Questions

1. What signal of safety does Montag see when looking towards the tracks?

2. Why is Mildred grateful when the phone rings during Montag’s tirade about the truth?

3. Whose death does Montag try to imagine after the bombing?

4. How old is Clarisse McClellan?

5. When Mildred talks about “her family,” whom is she referring to?

(see the answer key)

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