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

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

3. On the morning after the accident, what is Mildred anxious for Montag to do?
(a) Go back to bed
(b) Leave the house
(c) Report Clarisse's family
(d) See a doctor

4. Who actually lights the fire at the attic book owner’s home?
(a) The homeowner
(b) Captain Beatty
(c) The accusing neighbor
(d) Montag

5. What causes Faber to relax when he sees Montag?
(a) He sees that Montag has worn his fireman uniform
(b) He sees a book tucked under Montag's arm
(c) Montag offers him a bottle of wine
(d) Montag quotes one of the leaders of the underground rebellion

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Montag believe the firedog has come to view him as an enemy?

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

4. What does Montag search for as he reads through the hidden books?

5. How does the mechanical firedog react when it senses an enemy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the book burnings first begin?

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does Montag react to the fire call at the elderly woman’s house in Section One?

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

9. 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?

10. 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?

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