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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. After his night with Clarisse, what shocking sight does Montag return home to?
(a) Mildred angrily awaits his return, a gun in hand
(b) Mildred overdosed on sleeping pills
(c) Mildred making love to another man
(d) His house has burned down
2. What passes overhead that makes Montag feel urgency about his mission to understand?
(a) A bomber plane
(b) A shooting star
(c) A white dove
(d) A helicopter
3. Which mythological symbols are introduced in the first chapter?
(a) A sphinx and a gargoyle
(b) A phoenix and a sphinx
(c) A salamander and a sphinx
(d) A salamander and a phoenix
4. What aspect of Montag's job enthralls him?
(a) Rescuing cats and other animals
(b) Meeting the cute nurses at the hospital
(c) Watching fire burn
(d) Sliding down the fire pole when the alarm rings
5. Who is least affected by the book owner's death?
(a) Montag
(b) Clarisse
(c) The neighbor
(d) Captain Beatty
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Montag want to find to help him in his quest for knowledge?
2. Which of the following facts is true about Clarisse?
3. What flusters Montag when he arrived at the book burning in the attic?
4. When Mildred talks about “her family,” whom is she referring to?
5. How did Clarisse die?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to people who are found with books in their possession?
2. How does Montag react after the book burning at the elderly woman’s home?
3. What is interesting about Guy Montag’s job as a fireman?
4. Who is Clarisse McClellan, and how does Montag meet her?
5. Why does Beatty come to visit Montag after the book burning at the elderly woman’s home?
6. According to Beatty, what was the main goal of the firemen when the book burnings first began, and how does this fit into the new society’s goal?
7. What surprises Montag about Clarisse’s family when he first meets them?
8. How does Montag feel about the elderly woman’s book burning the next morning?
9. How does Montag react to the fire call at the elderly woman’s house in Section One?
10. Why did the book burnings first begin?
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