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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. Who is Mildred entertaining when Montag comes home from Faber’s?
(a) Her girlfriends
(b) The next-door neighbor
(c) Captain Beatty
(d) Clarisse

2. For what do Montag and Faber devise a plan during their first meeting?
(a) Escaping their society
(b) Creating a library
(c) Finding Clarisse
(d) Montag's education

3. What effect is reading having on Montag?
(a) He is becoming confused about the meaning of life
(b) He is falling out of love with his wife
(c) He is learning to think for himself
(d) He is becoming angry with the government

4. The next morning, how does Montag feel about his confrontation with Mildred about the poem?
(a) Terrified
(b) Guilty
(c) Proud
(d) Ashamed

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What poem does Montag read during his confrontation with Mildred?

2. How does Beatty treat the stolen book Montag returns?

3. What is Mildred doing when Montag returns home from Faber’s house?

4. What game does Montag play with his fellow firemen before the confrontation?

5. What does Faber ask Montag to do on his way home from their first meeting?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Faber, what has happened to the image of Jesus in their society?

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

3. What does Faber say about the magical properties of books?

4. What tool does Faber give Montag for communication?

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

6. What is the meaning behind Section Two’s title, “The Sand and the Sieve”?

7. What does Montag do with the hidden books after Beatty leaves?

8. Why does Faber consider himself a coward?

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

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

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