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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: The Hearth and the Salamander.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Faber, what is the only magical thing in the world?
(a) Passion
(b) Knowledge
(c) Nothing
(d) Friendship

2. If Montag wants to talk to Faber, what does he realize he must do?
(a) Take a train to Faber's house
(b) Leave his wife
(c) Wear a disguise
(d) Turn himself in to the police

3. How does Faber feel about the Bible?
(a) He fears its powerful history
(b) He despises it as trash
(c) He calls it the history of Christianity
(d) He believes it is God's sacred word

4. What does Montag search for as he reads through the hidden books?
(a) A reason for so many lives to be lost
(b) Religious freedom
(c) A connection to Clarisse
(d) The meaning of life

5. What aspect of Clarisse’s personality takes Montag aback?
(a) Her confidence
(b) Her cruelty
(c) Her innocence
(d) Her candidness

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Montag and Clarisse do each morning?

2. What consumes Mildred's attention all day, the day after the ambulence arrives at their home?

3. Which of the following characters goes missing, greatly worrying Montag?

4. What is the most important thing in Mildred’s life?

5. What is one thing Montag thinks Mildred needs to understand to be happy in life?

(see the answer key)

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