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

3. What has changed about the ambulance drivers’ schedule in the past two years?
(a) They have gotten much busier
(b) They have slowed down
(c) They have been forced into additional training in addition to their scheduled shifts
(d) They have stayed the same

4. In Montag’s society, what is assumed about all the citizens?
(a) They are fearful
(b) They are patriotic
(c) They are happy
(d) They are educated

5. What does Clarisse ask Montag after their first meeting, before she goes home?
(a) If he has ever wanted to travel
(b) If he has a dog
(c) If he is happy
(d) If he plays sports

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mildred, who are the only people she trusts?

2. What takes up three full walls in the Montag's living room?

3. Which members of society are sent to asylums if caught?

4. What flusters Montag when he arrived at the book burning in the attic?

5. How does Faber show his fear toward Montag in Part I?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

6. Why did the book burnings first begin?

7. What most enthralls Montag about his job?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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