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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Beatty treat the stolen book Montag returns?
(a) He shreds it with his bare hands
(b) He tosses it unceremoniously in the trash
(c) He reads it aloud to the firehouse, mocking the words
(d) He forces Montag to burn it then and there

2. What does Mrs. Phelps find most interesting about her two children?
(a) The fact that neither of them resemble her physically
(b) The fact that they are both Olympic swimmers
(c) The fact that they were both delivered by Cesarean section
(d) The fact that they have different fathers

3. What did a cousin once bet Montag a dime he couldn’t do?
(a) Fill a sieve with sand
(b) Walk across fire
(c) Swallow a sword
(d) Push a rock up a hill

4. According to Faber, what is missing from most people’s lives, causing unhappiness?
(a) Quality
(b) Education
(c) Love
(d) Fulfilling jobs

5. For what does Faber feel partially responsible?
(a) Montag's discontent
(b) The elderly woman’s death
(c) Clarisse’s death
(d) How far the book burning has gone

6. How does Faber react to Montag’s decision to read the poem aloud?
(a) He is apathetic
(b) He is confused
(c) He is proud
(d) He is mortified

7. What interrupts Montag’s confrontation with Beatty?
(a) The fire alarm sounding
(b) The building exploding
(c) The fire hound barking
(d) The sounds of sirens wailing

8. The next morning, how does Montag feel about his confrontation with Mildred about the poem?
(a) Proud
(b) Guilty
(c) Terrified
(d) Ashamed

9. What does Montag do to finally convince Faber to help him in his quest?
(a) He brings out a can of kerosene
(b) He threatens Faber
(c) He threatens to kill himself
(d) He tears pages out of the book

10. How does Montag explain his disillusionment with society?
(a) He says that the impending war has caused him to question government
(b) He says the words of great philosophers before him have infiltrated his mind
(c) He says it feels as if something is missing
(d) He said the elderly woman made his appreciate life for the first time

11. What is Mildred doing when Montag returns home from Faber’s house?
(a) Snooping through his drawers
(b) Reading a book
(c) Watching television
(d) Talking on the telephone

12. Who is Mildred entertaining when Montag comes home from Faber’s?
(a) The next-door neighbor
(b) Clarisse
(c) Her girlfriends
(d) Captain Beatty

13. How does Mildred’s guest react to the poem?
(a) By slapping Montag
(b) By demanding that Montag be quiet
(c) By fainting
(d) By bursting into tears

14. According to Faber, what is inevitable?
(a) Change
(b) Death from the coming war
(c) The end of books
(d) A mindless society

15. What effect is reading having on Montag?
(a) He is becoming confused about the meaning of life
(b) He is learning to think for himself
(c) He is falling out of love with his wife
(d) He is becoming angry with the government

Short Answer Questions

1. What poem does Montag read during his confrontation with Mildred?

2. Which Book does Montag take a special interest in and bring to Faber’s house?

3. For what do Montag and Faber devise a plan during their first meeting?

4. What does Montag hear a persistent advertisement for while riding the train?

5. What did Faber invent for secret communication?

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