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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Clarisse do to check whether or not someone is in love?
(a) Read tealeaves
(b) Rub a dandelion on her chin
(c) Read tarot cards
(d) Pull daisy petals

2. Who do Montag and Clarisse do each morning?
(a) Make love
(b) Discuss poetry
(c) Have coffee
(d) Walk to work

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

4. What noise frightens Montag as he reads in his kitchen?
(a) Clarisse crying
(b) The fire hound barking
(c) A bird singing
(d) A car honking

5. What flusters Montag when he arrived at the book burning in the attic?
(a) The books are all Bibles
(b) He recognizes the titles of the books
(c) The homeowner is present
(d) The attic is rickety and dangerous

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

7. Which of the following causes increased paranoia for Montag?
(a) The objects hidden in his house
(b) His wife's suicide attempts
(c) The way his coworkers assess him
(d) Clarisse's incessant questions

8. On the morning after the accident, what is Mildred anxious for Montag to do?
(a) Leave the house
(b) Report Clarisse's family
(c) Go back to bed
(d) See a doctor

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

10. Which of the following facts is true about Clarisse?
(a) She has no sense of humor
(b) She is the daughter of a highly placed politic figure
(c) She is Montag’s neighbor
(d) She is somber

11. How does Montag react to Clarisse's question?
(a) He is confused by her inquiry
(b) He is disturbed by it
(c) He is happy to answer
(d) He thinks it's none of her business

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

13. What takes up three full walls in the Montag's living room?
(a) An abstract painting
(b) Mirrors
(c) Pictures
(d) The television

14. Why does Montag hide his books in the bushes behind his house?
(a) To protect Mildred in case he’s caught
(b) To make them easier to snatch when he runs away in the middle of the night
(c) To protect them in case his house is burned down
(d) Because he no longer trusts Mildred

15. At what time of day does Montag first meet Clarisse?
(a) 10:00 p.m.
(b) 3:00 p.m.
(c) 8:00 a.m.
(d) 1:00 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Guy Montag's main responsibly as a fireman?

2. How does Mildred react to the news that Montag has been hoarding books?

3. What does Montag feel about Clarisse’s death?

4. What aspect of Clarisse’s personality takes Montag aback?

5. Who tells Montag that Clarisse is dead?

(see the answer keys)

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