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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one thing Montag thinks Mildred needs to understand to be happy in life?
(a) Why the television personalities are not real
(b) Why she tried to kill herself
(c) His relationship with Clarisse
(d) Why the government is suppressing knowledge

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

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

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

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

6. When Mildred talks about “her family,” whom is she referring to?
(a) Her best friends from high school
(b) The members of her church
(c) Her siblings
(d) The characters on her favorite TV shows

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

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

9. What aspect of Clarisse’s personality does Montag find most attractive?
(a) Her desire to learn a trade
(b) Her dark sense of humor
(c) Her childish infatuation
(d) Her questioning banter

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

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

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

13. Why does Mildred react the way she does to the sound when Montag is reading in the kitchen?
(a) Because she is angry with Montag
(b) Because she doesn’t want to go to jail
(c) Because she is jealous of Clarisse
(d) Because she doesn’t understand the significance of the sound

14. How does Mildred react to the sound when Montag is reading in the kitchen?
(a) She is angry
(b) She is afraid
(c) She is uninterested
(d) She is confused

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Montag accidentally frighten Professor Faber?

2. What does Montag fear will happen if the dog identifies him as an enemy?

3. Which mythological symbols are introduced in the first chapter?

4. How does Montag distance himself from Clarisse so no one grows suspicious of them?

5. After his night with Clarisse, what shocking sight does Montag return home to?

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