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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 Beatty treat the stolen book Montag returns?
(a) He reads it aloud to the firehouse, mocking the words
(b) He forces Montag to burn it then and there
(c) He shreds it with his bare hands
(d) He tosses it unceremoniously in the trash

2. For what does Faber feel partially responsible?
(a) How far the book burning has gone
(b) The elderly woman’s death
(c) Montag's discontent
(d) Clarisse’s death

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

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

5. What does Montag hear a persistent advertisement for while riding the train?
(a) Denham's Dentifrice
(b) Glueless Gummies
(c) Mildred’s favorite soap opera
(d) Morlock's Menties

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose house is scheduled to be burned at the end of Part Two?

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

3. What interrupts Montag’s confrontation with Beatty?

4. Which Book does Montag take a special interest in and bring to Faber’s house?

5. Who is Mildred entertaining when Montag comes home from Faber’s?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. As Montag reads through the illegal books, what sound adds urgency to his search?

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

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