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

2. What does Montag dread doing with the book he’s taken a special interest in?
(a) Reading it
(b) Burning it
(c) Returning it to Beatty
(d) Explaining it to Mildred

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

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

5. On Montag’s first day back at work, what does Beatty try to convince him to do?
(a) Instigate another book burning
(b) Turn against Faber
(c) Confess that he’s stolen the books
(d) Treat his job more enthusiastically

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to Faber, what is inevitable?

4. What is Mildred doing when Montag returns home from Faber’s house?

5. What interrupts Montag’s confrontation with Beatty?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Montag do with the hidden books after Beatty leaves?

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

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

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

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