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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. Why is Montag so desperate to understand the books?
(a) Because he wants to understand why people were willing to die for their books
(b) Because he grew up thinking he was stupid
(c) Because he wants to stand up to the government, and this is the best way
(d) Because he thinks it will make Mildred fall back in love with him

2. Who tells Montag that Clarisse is dead?
(a) Captain Beatty
(b) Mildred
(c) The attic book owner
(d) Black

3. On the morning after the accident, what is Mildred anxious for Montag to do?
(a) Report Clarisse's family
(b) Leave the house
(c) Go back to bed
(d) See a doctor

4. Which of the following facts is true about Clarisse?
(a) She has no sense of humor
(b) She is somber
(c) She is Montag’s neighbor
(d) She is the daughter of a highly placed politic figure

5. How does Mildred react to the ambulance drivers’ arrival?
(a) She never wakes
(b) She is hysterical
(c) She is angry
(d) She is sad

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Clarisse die?

2. How does Mildred react to the news that Montag has been hoarding books?

3. What aspect of Clarisse’s personality does Montag find most attractive?

4. When discussing his personal history with Montag, what does Faber call himself?

5. Why are ambulance drivers called to Montag’s home?

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