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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who turned the attic book owner over to the authorities?
(a) A stranger
(b) A neighbor
(c) A priest
(d) A schoolteacher

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

3. Who is least affected by the book owner's death?
(a) Captain Beatty
(b) Montag
(c) Clarisse
(d) The neighbor

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

5. According to Faber, what is the only magical thing in the world?
(a) Nothing
(b) Passion
(c) Knowledge
(d) Friendship

6. What aspect of Mildred’s personality does Montag most resent?
(a) Her jealousy
(b) Her obsession
(c) Her religious fervor
(d) Her coldness

7. Which of the following is NOT something Montag struggles to understand?
(a) Why no one discusses life’s realities
(b) Whether Mildred is capable of love
(c) How and why Clarisse died
(d) Why the elderly woman killed herself

8. What does Montag think about before he goes to sleep on the night of the accident?
(a) Clarisse and her family
(b) Mildred’s attempted suicide
(c) His childhood in out in the country
(d) All that he has lost

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

10. Which of the following characters goes missing, greatly worrying Montag?
(a) Captain Beatty
(b) Mildred
(c) Black
(d) Clarisse

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

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

13. How old is Clarisse McClellan?
(a) 23
(b) 17
(c) 44
(d) 31

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Montag’s society most loathe?

2. What has Mildred been pressuring her husband to do?

3. What shocks Montag when he first observes Clarisse's family?

4. When discussing his personal history with Montag, what does Faber call himself?

5. What is the general mission of the fire department in the novel?

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