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

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

4. What poem does Montag read during his confrontation with Mildred?

5. What interrupts Montag’s confrontation with Beatty?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Faber consider himself a coward?

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

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

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

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

6. What tool does Faber give Montag for communication?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the river in Fahrenheit 451 symbolize? In what ways are both fire and water used as cleansing agents in the novel? Then, describe the two daydreams Montag experiences while floating down the river, and what they express about his character journey. Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

What does Captain Beatty represent in regards to government and censorship. Do you think Beatty believes in the value of his societal position, or is he simply an insecure man with power to exploit? Why might Beatty want society to be completely homogenous, and what does his treatment of Montag tell you about his character? 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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