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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. How does Montag explain his disillusionment with society?
(a) He says that the impending war has caused him to question government
(b) He says the words of great philosophers before him have infiltrated his mind
(c) He said the elderly woman made his appreciate life for the first time
(d) He says it feels as if something is missing

2. Where is Mrs. Phelps' husband?
(a) Dead
(b) In prison
(c) In the military
(d) In rehab

3. According to Faber, what don’t people need to be happy?
(a) Books
(b) Government
(c) Love
(d) Religion

4. What poem does Montag read during his confrontation with Mildred?
(a) Apple Picking
(b) Sonnet XVI
(c) Dover Beach
(d) A Dream Deferred

5. What does Faber think books smell like?
(a) Curry
(b) Nutmeg
(c) Coriander
(d) Ginger

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose house is scheduled to be burned at the end of Part Two?

2. Who is Mildred entertaining when Montag comes home from Faber’s?

3. What interrupts Montag’s confrontation with Beatty?

4. What did a cousin once bet Montag a dime he couldn’t do?

5. For what does Faber feel partially responsible?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Montag reads through the illegal books, what sound adds urgency to his search?

2. Why does Faber consider himself a coward?

3. Describe Mildred’s relationship with her television programs.

4. How does Beatty want Montag to destroy his home?

5. How does Montag feel as he watches his house burn down?

6. What does Faber feel is an inevitable truth, and how does his belief affect Montag’s plan?

7. What tool does Faber give Montag for communication?

8. What reason does Montag give Faber for his sudden decision to stop burning books?

9. Where does Montag hide the illegal books after revealing them to Mildred, and why?

10. What is significant about the telephone conversation that pulls Mildred away from Montag and the books?

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