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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: The Sieve and the Sand Abstract.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is least affected by the book owner's death?
(a) Clarisse
(b) Montag
(c) Captain Beatty
(d) The neighbor

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

3. While out with Montag one afternoon, what does Clarisse urge him to taste?
(a) The rain
(b) Sassafras root
(c) Her blood
(d) Imported chocolate

4. 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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Montag believe about the mechanical firedog at work?

2. Which of the following causes increased paranoia for Montag?

3. What does Montag dread doing with the book he’s taken a special interest in?

4. For what does Faber feel partially responsible?

5. What does Faber ask Montag to do on his way home from their first meeting?

(see the answer key)

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