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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Montag’s society most loathe?
(a) Structure
(b) Literature
(c) Artists
(d) Dullards

2. At the beginning of the novel, how does Montag feel about his job?
(a) He believes he is doing his civic duty
(b) He is proud to be considered a hero
(c) He feels ashamed to be harming innocent people
(d) He is proud to have followed in his father's footsteps

3. What does Montag fear will happen if the dog identifies him as an enemy?
(a) He will be arrested
(b) His wife will divorce him
(c) It will attack him
(d) His coworkers will mock him

4. Why does a specific sound frighten Montag as he is reading in the kitchen?
(a) Because Clarisse is dead
(b) Because he thinks the Captain has returned
(c) Because there are no birds in his society
(d) Because he thinks he is going to be caught reading

5. Why doesn’t Mildred want to keep reading the books with Montag?
(a) Because she’s jealous
(b) Because she’s bored
(c) Because she can’t read
(d) Because she’s intimidated

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of Montag's job enthralls him?

2. What is the number assigned to Montag's fire squad?

3. What does Montag think about before he goes to sleep on the night of the accident?

4. While out with Montag one afternoon, what does Clarisse urge him to taste?

5. How did Clarisse die?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Montag feel about the elderly woman’s book burning the next morning?

2. What is interesting about Guy Montag’s job as a fireman?

3. Why did the book burnings first begin?

4. How does Mildred react to Montag’s revelation?

5. What surprises Montag about Clarisse’s family when he first meets them?

6. What is Mildred Montag’s obsession, and how does it affect her personal life?

7. What does Montag reveal to Mildred after Beatty leaves their home?

8. What most enthralls Montag about his job?

9. Who is Clarisse McClellan, and how does Montag meet her?

10. How is Montag treated on his first day back at work after his “illness”?

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