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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. How old is Clarisse McClellan?
(a) 44
(b) 31
(c) 23
(d) 17

2. How does the mechanical firedog react when it senses an enemy?
(a) It growls and barks
(b) It beeps
(c) It whimpers
(d) It shakes

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

4. Why doesn’t Mildred want to keep reading the books with Montag?
(a) Because she can’t read
(b) Because she’s intimidated
(c) Because she’s jealous
(d) Because she’s bored

5. Why does Montag believe the firedog has come to view him as an enemy?
(a) Because it is getting old
(b) Because someone has programmed it against him
(c) Because its computer system is defective
(d) Because he really is an enemy

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clarisse ask Montag after their first meeting, before she goes home?

2. How does Mildred react to the sound when Montag is reading in the kitchen?

3. What is the number assigned to Montag's fire squad?

4. What does Montag fear will happen if the dog identifies him as an enemy?

5. Why is Mildred grateful when the phone rings during Montag’s tirade about the truth?

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