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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Montag’s society, what is assumed about all the citizens?
(a) They are happy
(b) They are patriotic
(c) They are educated
(d) They are fearful

2. During their first meeting, what does Montag ask Faber to do to help him?
(a) Actively join the rebellion
(b) Move back to the city
(c) Become his teacher
(d) Lend him money

3. Who tells Montag that Clarisse is dead?
(a) The attic book owner
(b) Mildred
(c) Black
(d) Captain Beatty

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

5. What does Montag fear will happen if the dog identifies him as an enemy?
(a) It will attack him
(b) His wife will divorce him
(c) His coworkers will mock him
(d) He will be arrested

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

7. What does Montag want to find to help him in his quest for knowledge?
(a) Another book
(b) A good friend
(c) A real teacher
(d) A different wife

8. After his night with Clarisse, what shocking sight does Montag return home to?
(a) Mildred overdosed on sleeping pills
(b) His house has burned down
(c) Mildred angrily awaits his return, a gun in hand
(d) Mildred making love to another man

9. Which members of society are sent to asylums if caught?
(a) The unemployed
(b) Book owners
(c) Religious fanatics
(d) Thieves

10. How does Faber show his fear toward Montag in Part I?
(a) He punches him
(b) He calls the police
(c) He hangs up on him
(d) He warns him to stay away

11. What does Montag search for as he reads through the hidden books?
(a) A reason for so many lives to be lost
(b) The meaning of life
(c) Religious freedom
(d) A connection to Clarisse

12. Which of the following criminals housed illegal books in their attic?
(a) An elderly woman
(b) A retired soldier
(c) A doctor
(d) Clarisse's older brother

13. What does the interactive box in the Montag living room allow Mildred to do?
(a) Communicate with Montag while he’s at work
(b) Monitor the security of her home
(c) Interact with the characters on her television shows
(d) Video conference with her family and friends

14. What does Montag use to start the fire in the attic book owner’s home?
(a) A pocket lighter
(b) A torch blower
(c) Charcoal
(d) Kerosene

15. What passes overhead that makes Montag feel urgency about his mission to understand?
(a) A shooting star
(b) A white dove
(c) A helicopter
(d) A bomber plane

Short Answer Questions

1. Who actually lights the fire at the attic book owner’s home?

2. How did Clarisse die?

3. What aspect of Mildred’s personality does Montag most resent?

4. What is Montag’s primary tool when working as a fireman?

5. How does Mildred react to the ambulance drivers’ arrival?

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