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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What shocks Montag when he first observes Clarisse's family?
(a) The family dresses in rags, though they are rich
(b) The family sleeps with the lights on and the curtains open
(c) The entire family is awake
(d) They look nothing like Clarisse

2. 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

3. Who turned the attic book owner over to the authorities?
(a) A schoolteacher
(b) A stranger
(c) A neighbor
(d) A priest

4. What does Montag want to find to help him in his quest for knowledge?
(a) Another book
(b) A different wife
(c) A good friend
(d) A real teacher

5. What flusters Montag when he arrived at the book burning in the attic?
(a) The homeowner is present
(b) He recognizes the titles of the books
(c) The attic is rickety and dangerous
(d) The books are all Bibles

6. What consumes Mildred's attention all day, the day after the ambulence arrives at their home?
(a) Playing video games
(b) Cooking
(c) Television
(d) Gardening

7. Which of the following causes increased paranoia for Montag?
(a) His wife's suicide attempts
(b) The objects hidden in his house
(c) The way his coworkers assess him
(d) Clarisse's incessant questions

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

9. What does Clarisse ask Montag after their first meeting, before she goes home?
(a) If he plays sports
(b) If he has ever wanted to travel
(c) If he has a dog
(d) If he is happy

10. What does Montag feel about Clarisse’s death?
(a) Disbelief
(b) Indifferent
(c) Indignant
(d) Happiness

11. What does Montag think about before he goes to sleep on the night of the accident?
(a) His childhood in out in the country
(b) Mildred’s attempted suicide
(c) Clarisse and her family
(d) All that he has lost

12. What causes Faber to relax when he sees Montag?
(a) He sees that Montag has worn his fireman uniform
(b) Montag quotes one of the leaders of the underground rebellion
(c) He sees a book tucked under Montag's arm
(d) Montag offers him a bottle of wine

13. Which of the following is NOT something Montag struggles to understand?
(a) Why the elderly woman killed herself
(b) Whether Mildred is capable of love
(c) How and why Clarisse died
(d) Why no one discusses life’s realities

14. Which members of society are sent to asylums if caught?
(a) Religious fanatics
(b) Thieves
(c) Book owners
(d) The unemployed

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has changed about Montag’s life since the character went missing?

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

3. What takes up three full walls in the Montag's living room?

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

5. At the beginning of the novel, how does Montag feel about his job?

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