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

2. What did a cousin once bet Montag a dime he couldn’t do?
(a) Swallow a sword
(b) Push a rock up a hill
(c) Fill a sieve with sand
(d) Walk across fire

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

4. How does Faber help Montag during the confrontation with Beatty?
(a) By punching Beatty in the face
(b) By making prank calls to the firehouse
(c) By telling him how to blackmail Beatty
(d) By whispering advice into his ear

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Montag hear a persistent advertisement for while riding the train?

2. What does Mrs. Phelps find most interesting about her two children?

3. For what does Faber feel partially responsible?

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

5. What did Faber invent for secret communication?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the first glimmer readers see of Montag beginning to think for himself?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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