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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Whose house is scheduled to be burned at the end of Part Two?
(a) Clarissa’s
(b) Montag’s
(c) Faber's
(d) Beatty’s

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

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

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

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

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

11. What game does Montag play with his fellow firemen before the confrontation?
(a) Hopscotch
(b) Pool
(c) Cards
(d) Checkers

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

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

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

15. What does Faber think books smell like?
(a) Nutmeg
(b) Curry
(c) Ginger
(d) Coriander

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Faber, what is missing from most people’s lives, causing unhappiness?

2. Where is Mrs. Phelps' husband?

3. Who is Mildred entertaining when Montag comes home from Faber’s?

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

5. According to Faber, what is inevitable?

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