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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 Captain Beatty fit into Montag and Faber’s secret plan?
(a) They want to recruit him
(b) They want to kill him
(c) They want him to be their leader
(d) They want to learn more about him

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

3. According to Faber, what is missing from most people’s lives, causing unhappiness?
(a) Love
(b) Quality
(c) Fulfilling jobs
(d) Education

4. What does Faber ask Montag to do on his way home from their first meeting?
(a) Get some rest for the fight ahead
(b) Spy on the firehouse
(c) Withdraw money from his bank account
(d) Write out a plan for reproducing books

5. According to Faber, what is inevitable?
(a) Death from the coming war
(b) Change
(c) The end of books
(d) A mindless society

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose image do advertisers use to sell products?

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 poem does Montag read during his confrontation with Mildred?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is professor Faber, and how does Montag know him?

5. What sound startles Montag and Mildred as they leaf through the illegal books, and how do they react?

6. How does Montag convince Faber that he can be trusted with information about books?

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

8. How does Faber react to the news that firemen are at Montag’s home?

9. On the phone, how does Faber react to Montag’s request about the books?

10. What reasons does Montag give for his desire to understand what is written in the books?

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