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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. Which mythological symbols are introduced in the first chapter?
(a) A sphinx and a gargoyle
(b) A salamander and a sphinx
(c) A phoenix and a sphinx
(d) A salamander and a phoenix

2. Why is Montag so desperate to understand the books?
(a) Because he grew up thinking he was stupid
(b) Because he wants to stand up to the government, and this is the best way
(c) Because he wants to understand why people were willing to die for their books
(d) Because he thinks it will make Mildred fall back in love with him

3. What aspect of Mildred’s personality does Montag most resent?
(a) Her coldness
(b) Her obsession
(c) Her jealousy
(d) Her religious fervor

4. Which of the following causes increased paranoia for Montag?
(a) The way his coworkers assess him
(b) His wife's suicide attempts
(c) The objects hidden in his house
(d) Clarisse's incessant questions

5. How does Mildred react to the ambulance drivers’ arrival?
(a) She is hysterical
(b) She is sad
(c) She never wakes
(d) She is angry

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Montag’s society most loathe?

3. What is one thing Montag thinks Mildred needs to understand to be happy in life?

4. How does Mildred react to the sound when Montag is reading in the kitchen?

5. What do Mildred and Ann spend their time talking about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the elderly woman do before the firemen light the blaze in her home?

2. What most enthralls Montag about his job?

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

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

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

6. What does Montag realize about life in his society as the technicians work on Mildred?

7. What horrifying scene does Montag come home to after escorting Clarisse back to the neighborhood, and what does this lead him to realize about Mildred?

8. Why does Beatty come to visit Montag after the book burning at the elderly woman’s home?

9. How does Montag react after the book burning at the elderly woman’s home?

10. What happens to people who are found with books in their possession?

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