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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Faber ask Montag to do on his way home from their first meeting?
(a) Withdraw money from his bank account
(b) Spy on the firehouse
(c) Get some rest for the fight ahead
(d) Write out a plan for reproducing books

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

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

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

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

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

10. Which Book does Montag take a special interest in and bring to Faber’s house?
(a) The Bible
(b) War and Peace
(c) An American History textbook
(d) Romeo and Juliet

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

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

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

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

15. What did Faber invent for secret communication?
(a) An electronic reader
(b) A recording devise
(c) A code tapping system
(d) A listening ear bud

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose house is scheduled to be burned at the end of Part Two?

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

3. What does Montag dread doing with the book he’s taken a special interest in?

4. How does Faber react to Montag’s decision to read the poem aloud?

5. How does Captain Beatty fit into Montag and Faber’s secret plan?

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