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

2. How does Faber react to Montag’s decision to read the poem aloud?
(a) He is confused
(b) He is proud
(c) He is apathetic
(d) He is mortified

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

4. What does Montag do to finally convince Faber to help him in his quest?
(a) He brings out a can of kerosene
(b) He threatens to kill himself
(c) He tears pages out of the book
(d) He threatens Faber

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Captain Beatty fit into Montag and Faber’s secret plan?

2. What does Montag dread doing with the book he’s taken a special interest in?

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

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

5. For what do Montag and Faber devise a plan during their first meeting?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Mildred do when the fire trucks arrive at her house in the beginning of Section Three?

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Faber consider himself a coward?

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

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

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