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

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

3. What interrupts Montag’s confrontation with Beatty?
(a) The sounds of sirens wailing
(b) The fire hound barking
(c) The fire alarm sounding
(d) The building exploding

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Faber react to Montag’s decision to read the poem aloud?

2. According to Faber, what is inevitable?

3. What does Mrs. Phelps find most interesting about her two children?

4. Where is Mrs. Phelps' husband?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Faber consider himself a coward?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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