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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. How does Captain Beatty fit into Montag and Faber’s secret plan?
(a) They want to recruit him
(b) They want him to be their leader
(c) They want to kill him
(d) They want to learn more about him

2. Which of the following characters goes missing, greatly worrying Montag?
(a) Captain Beatty
(b) Clarisse
(c) Black
(d) Mildred

3. On Montag’s first day back at work, what does Beatty try to convince him to do?
(a) Treat his job more enthusiastically
(b) Confess that he’s stolen the books
(c) Turn against Faber
(d) Instigate another book burning

4. What is Montag’s primary tool when working as a fireman?
(a) Milk
(b) Kerosene
(c) Water
(d) Foam

5. What does Mrs. Phelps find most interesting about her two children?
(a) The fact that they were both delivered by Cesarean section
(b) The fact that neither of them resemble her physically
(c) The fact that they have different fathers
(d) The fact that they are both Olympic swimmers

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Faber, what is inevitable?

2. What noise frightens Montag as he reads in his kitchen?

3. While out with Montag one afternoon, what does Clarisse urge him to taste?

4. Which mythological symbols are introduced in the first chapter?

5. What causes Faber to relax when he sees Montag?

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