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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. Which of the following causes increased paranoia for Montag?
(a) His wife's suicide attempts
(b) The objects hidden in his house
(c) The way his coworkers assess him
(d) Clarisse's incessant questions

2. What is Guy Montag's main responsibly as a fireman?
(a) To start fires
(b) To put out fires
(c) To give medical aid
(d) To create the work schedules

3. Who tells Montag that Clarisse is dead?
(a) The attic book owner
(b) Captain Beatty
(c) Black
(d) Mildred

4. What does Montag search for as he reads through the hidden books?
(a) Religious freedom
(b) A connection to Clarisse
(c) The meaning of life
(d) A reason for so many lives to be lost

5. What is the general mission of the fire department in the novel?
(a) To aid civilians
(b) To arrest and execute arsonists
(c) To burn books
(d) To educate people on fire prevention

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are ambulance drivers called to Montag’s home?

2. What does Clarisse ask Montag after their first meeting, before she goes home?

3. What does Montag think about before he goes to sleep on the night of the accident?

4. As Montag reads, what does Mildred stare at longingly?

5. As Montag listens to Mildred’s conversation with Ann, what does he realize about his wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did the book burnings first begin?

4. What does Montag realize about life in his society as the technicians work on Mildred?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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