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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 is Mildred doing when Montag returns home from Faber’s house?
(a) Snooping through his drawers
(b) Watching television
(c) Talking on the telephone
(d) Reading a book

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

3. 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 that the impending war has caused him to question government
(c) He says the words of great philosophers before him have infiltrated his mind
(d) He says it feels as if something is missing

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

5. Which Book does Montag take a special interest in and bring to Faber’s house?
(a) War and Peace
(b) Romeo and Juliet
(c) An American History textbook
(d) The Bible

Short Answer Questions

1. On Montag’s first day back at work, what does Beatty try to convince him to do?

2. How does Faber help Montag during the confrontation with Beatty?

3. Where is Mrs. Phelps' husband?

4. How does Mildred’s guest react to the poem?

5. According to Faber, what is inevitable?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What tool does Faber give Montag for communication?

7. Why does Faber consider himself a coward?

8. What information was used to turn Montag in to the authorities, and where did it come from?

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

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

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