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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 Mildred’s guest react to the poem?
(a) By slapping Montag
(b) By demanding that Montag be quiet
(c) By bursting into tears
(d) By fainting

2. What did Faber invent for secret communication?
(a) An electronic reader
(b) A code tapping system
(c) A listening ear bud
(d) A recording devise

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

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

5. How does Montag explain his disillusionment with society?
(a) He says the words of great philosophers before him have infiltrated his mind
(b) He says that the impending war has caused him to question government
(c) He says it feels as if something is missing
(d) He said the elderly woman made his appreciate life for the first time

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Faber, what is inevitable?

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

3. For what does Faber feel partially responsible?

4. What does Faber ask Montag to do on his way home from their first meeting?

5. What interrupts Montag’s confrontation with Beatty?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What tool does Faber give Montag for communication?

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

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

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

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