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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Montag accidentally frighten Professor Faber?
(a) By asking him about a book
(b) By asking him to turn himself in
(c) By mentioning Clarisse
(d) By admitting that he’s read War and Peace

5. What aspect of Clarisse’s personality takes Montag aback?
(a) Her cruelty
(b) Her innocence
(c) Her confidence
(d) Her candidness

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

7. What consumes Mildred's attention all day, the day after the ambulence arrives at their home?
(a) Television
(b) Cooking
(c) Playing video games
(d) Gardening

8. What is Guy Montag's main responsibly as a fireman?
(a) To give medical aid
(b) To start fires
(c) To put out fires
(d) To create the work schedules

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

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

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

12. How does Montag distance himself from Clarisse so no one grows suspicious of them?
(a) He crosses to the other side of the street
(b) He walks rapidly so as to lose her
(c) He does not distance himself
(d) He walks two paces behind her

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

14. Why does a specific sound frighten Montag as he is reading in the kitchen?
(a) Because there are no birds in his society
(b) Because he thinks he is going to be caught reading
(c) Because he thinks the Captain has returned
(d) Because Clarisse is dead

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Faber show his fear toward Montag in Part I?

2. What does Montag think about before he goes to sleep on the night of the accident?

3. As Montag listens to Mildred’s conversation with Ann, what does he realize about his wife?

4. Who do Montag and Clarisse do each morning?

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

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