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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who actually lights the fire at the attic book owner’s home?
(a) The accusing neighbor
(b) Captain Beatty
(c) The homeowner
(d) Montag

2. During their first meeting, what does Montag ask Faber to do to help him?
(a) Become his teacher
(b) Move back to the city
(c) Actively join the rebellion
(d) Lend him money

3. How does Montag react to Clarisse's question?
(a) He thinks it's none of her business
(b) He is confused by her inquiry
(c) He is happy to answer
(d) He is disturbed by it

4. What is the number assigned to Montag's fire squad?
(a) 111
(b) 451
(c) 666
(d) 199

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Montag feel about Clarisse’s death?

2. Which of the following is NOT something Montag struggles to understand?

3. What does the interactive box in the Montag living room allow Mildred to do?

4. Which of the following best describes Montag’s mood when the ambulance drivers arrive?

5. What does Montag want to find to help him in his quest for knowledge?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Montag react after the book burning at the elderly woman’s home?

2. What does Montag realize about life in his society as the technicians work on Mildred?

3. What does the elderly woman do before the firemen light the blaze in her home?

4. What is the hound at work specifically trained to do?

5. Why did the book burnings first begin?

6. What surprises Montag about Clarisse’s family when he first meets them?

7. What most enthralls Montag about his job?

8. According to Beatty, what was the main goal of the firemen when the book burnings first began, and how does this fit into the new society’s goal?

9. How does Mildred react to Montag’s revelation?

10. How does Montag feel about the elderly woman’s book burning the next morning?

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