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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What causes Faber to relax when he sees Montag?
2. How does Mildred react to the news that Montag has been hoarding books?
3. When discussing his personal history with Montag, what does Faber call himself?
4. What does Montag fear will happen if the dog identifies him as an enemy?
5. Why is Mildred grateful when the phone rings during Montag’s tirade about the truth?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Montag treated on his first day back at work after his “illness”?
2. What surprises Montag about Clarisse’s family when he first meets them?
3. What is the hound at work specifically trained to do?
4. What most enthralls Montag about his job?
5. What horrifying scene does Montag come home to after escorting Clarisse back to the neighborhood, and what does this lead him to realize about Mildred?
6. What is Mildred Montag’s obsession, and how does it affect her personal life?
7. How does Montag react after the book burning at the elderly woman’s home?
8. What does the elderly woman do before the firemen light the blaze in her home?
9. What does Montag reveal to Mildred after Beatty leaves their home?
10. How does Montag react to the fire call at the elderly woman’s house in Section One?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Mildred symbolize the state of unhappiness in Montag’s society? What does Mildred value, and how do her obsessions affect her personal life, particularly in her marriage? What message is Bradbury sending the reader about the comparison between television and books? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Clarisse’s role in the novel. How does she act as a catalyst for Montag’s change? Do you think he could have / would have changed without her influence? Is it significant that catalyst to Montag’s change is a young, beautiful woman? Why or why not? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Describe Montag’s transition from duty-bound fireman to intellectual revolutionary. What prompted Montag to abandon his post in search of great literature? Choose to major events in Montag’s life and explain why they were turning points for his character. What do you think Montag’s fate might be five or ten years after the novel’s conclusion? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.
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