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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mildred react to the news that Montag has been hoarding books?
(a) She is apathetic
(b) She is scared
(c) She is confused
(d) She is confused

2. When discussing his personal history with Montag, what does Faber call himself?
(a) A coward
(b) A fake
(c) A rebel
(d) A prophet

3. Who actually lights the fire at the attic book owner’s home?
(a) The homeowner
(b) Captain Beatty
(c) Montag
(d) The accusing neighbor

4. What has changed about Montag’s life since the character went missing?
(a) He has to pick up extra shifts at work
(b) He walks to work alone
(c) He has full reign over the television
(d) He has been promoted

5. How does the mechanical firedog react when it senses an enemy?
(a) It growls and barks
(b) It whimpers
(c) It shakes
(d) It beeps

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

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

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

9. As Montag reads, what does Mildred stare at longingly?
(a) Her television wall
(b) A photograph
(c) The window
(d) The oven

10. Why does Montag believe the firedog has come to view him as an enemy?
(a) Because someone has programmed it against him
(b) Because its computer system is defective
(c) Because it is getting old
(d) Because he really is an enemy

11. How does Mildred act toward Montag the next morning, after the accident?
(a) Pleasant
(b) Passive aggressive
(c) Cool and calculated
(d) Oblivious

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

13. What aspect of Montag's job enthralls him?
(a) Meeting the cute nurses at the hospital
(b) Sliding down the fire pole when the alarm rings
(c) Watching fire burn
(d) Rescuing cats and other animals

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

15. What causes Faber to relax when he sees Montag?
(a) Montag offers him a bottle of wine
(b) He sees that Montag has worn his fireman uniform
(c) He sees a book tucked under Montag's arm
(d) Montag quotes one of the leaders of the underground rebellion

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT something Montag struggles to understand?

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

3. Which of the following criminals housed illegal books in their attic?

4. Who turned the attic book owner over to the authorities?

5. Why is Montag so fascinated with Clarisse?

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