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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On Montag’s first day back at work, what does Beatty try to convince him to do?
(a) Turn against Faber
(b) Confess that he’s stolen the books
(c) Instigate another book burning
(d) Treat his job more enthusiastically

2. 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 forces Montag to burn it then and there
(d) He reads it aloud to the firehouse, mocking the words

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

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

5. 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 to kill himself
(c) He tears pages out of the book
(d) He threatens Faber

6. For what do Montag and Faber devise a plan during their first meeting?
(a) Creating a library
(b) Finding Clarisse
(c) Escaping their society
(d) Montag's education

7. What does Montag hear a persistent advertisement for while riding the train?
(a) Denham's Dentifrice
(b) Morlock's Menties
(c) Glueless Gummies
(d) Mildred’s favorite soap opera

8. How does Captain Beatty fit into Montag and Faber’s secret plan?
(a) They want to learn more about him
(b) They want him to be their leader
(c) They want to kill him
(d) They want to recruit him

9. Where is Mrs. Phelps' husband?
(a) In prison
(b) Dead
(c) In rehab
(d) In the military

10. Whose image do advertisers use to sell products?
(a) No one’s. Images in advertising are banned
(b) The Firemen’s
(c) The President’s
(d) Jesus’

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

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

13. How does Faber help Montag during the confrontation with Beatty?
(a) By telling him how to blackmail Beatty
(b) By making prank calls to the firehouse
(c) By whispering advice into his ear
(d) By punching Beatty in the face

14. According to Faber, what don’t people need to be happy?
(a) Religion
(b) Government
(c) Love
(d) Books

15. What poem does Montag read during his confrontation with Mildred?
(a) Apple Picking
(b) Sonnet XVI
(c) A Dream Deferred
(d) Dover Beach

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Faber ask Montag to do on his way home from their first meeting?

2. What does Faber think books smell like?

3. What did a cousin once bet Montag a dime he couldn’t do?

4. What game does Montag play with his fellow firemen before the confrontation?

5. For what does Faber feel partially responsible?

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