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

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

3. According to Faber, what is inevitable?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Faber consider himself a coward?

7. What tool does Faber give Montag for communication?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Montag’s relationship with Professor Faber. Where did the two men first meet, and what is significant about their meeting? Why did Montag think that Faber would make a good mentor in his quest for knowledge. Based on your reading, do you agree with Montag’s assessment? Why or why not? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of Montag’s possession of the Bible? Why is this book important both in Montag’s personal quest, but in the novel’s overarching message about literature? Does this novel have a religious message for the reader? Why or why not? What is the significance of the Biblical passage at the end of the novel? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

What does Montag hope to discover by reading through the illegal books? How does his quest for knowledge affect his relationship with government, Mildred, Clarisse, and himself? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

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