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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 passes overhead that makes Montag feel urgency about his mission to understand?
(a) A helicopter
(b) A bomber plane
(c) A shooting star
(d) A white dove

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

3. How does Montag react to Clarisse's question?
(a) He is confused by her inquiry
(b) He thinks it's none of her business
(c) He is happy to answer
(d) He is disturbed by it

4. How does Mildred respond to Montag's story about the book owner's death?
(a) She is devastated
(b) She is terrified
(c) She is amused
(d) She is indifferent

5. What consumes Mildred's attention all day, the day after the ambulence arrives at their home?
(a) Playing video games
(b) Cooking
(c) Television
(d) Gardening

Short Answer Questions

1. What noise frightens Montag as he reads in his kitchen?

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

3. On the morning after the accident, what is Mildred anxious for Montag to do?

4. Why does Montag hide his books in the bushes behind his house?

5. What aspect of Clarisse’s personality takes Montag aback?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the hound at work specifically trained to do?

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

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