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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. How does the mechanical firedog react when it senses an enemy?
(a) It shakes
(b) It whimpers
(c) It beeps
(d) It growls and barks

2. Which of the following facts is true about Clarisse?
(a) She has no sense of humor
(b) She is the daughter of a highly placed politic figure
(c) She is somber
(d) She is Montag’s neighbor

3. What flusters Montag when he arrived at the book burning in the attic?
(a) He recognizes the titles of the books
(b) The attic is rickety and dangerous
(c) The homeowner is present
(d) The books are all Bibles

4. How does Mildred react to the sound when Montag is reading in the kitchen?
(a) She is afraid
(b) She is uninterested
(c) She is confused
(d) She is angry

5. Who turned the attic book owner over to the authorities?
(a) A priest
(b) A schoolteacher
(c) A neighbor
(d) A stranger

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Montag react to Clarisse's question?

2. In Montag’s society, what is assumed about all the citizens?

3. Which of the following causes increased paranoia for Montag?

4. What does Montag believe about the mechanical firedog at work?

5. What consumes Mildred's attention all day, the day after the ambulence arrives at their home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Clarisse question about Montag’s way of life, and how does he react to her questions?

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

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

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

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

6. What most enthralls Montag about his job?

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

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

9. What does Montag come to suspect about the mechanical firedog at his work?

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

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