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

2. What did a cousin once bet Montag a dime he couldn’t do?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Faber consider himself a coward?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the society Montag lives in. What control does the government have over its people, and what is the motivation behind this control? Do you see any parallels between Montag’s society and our own? What do you think is Bradbury’s message about government and censorship? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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