Fahrenheit 451 Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 126 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Fahrenheit 451 Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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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. How does Faber react to Montag’s initial request?
(a) He convulses with fear
(b) He bursts into tears
(c) He rejects him
(d) He accepts

2. What aspect of Clarisse’s personality takes Montag aback?
(a) Her confidence
(b) Her innocence
(c) Her candidness
(d) Her cruelty

3. How does Mildred react to the sound when Montag is reading in the kitchen?
(a) She is uninterested
(b) She is confused
(c) She is angry
(d) She is afraid

4. What does Clarisse do to check whether or not someone is in love?
(a) Read tealeaves
(b) Rub a dandelion on her chin
(c) Read tarot cards
(d) Pull daisy petals

5. What does Montag beg the attic book owner to do before he burns down her house?
(a) Teach him to read
(b) Abandon her books
(c) Hide her books
(d) Kill herself to avoid imprisonment

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Montag believe the firedog has come to view him as an enemy?

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

3. What does Montag’s society most loathe?

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

5. How does Faber feel about the Bible?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is interesting about Guy Montag’s job as a fireman?

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

4. Why does Beatty come to visit Montag after the book burning at the elderly woman’s home?

5. What does Montag come to suspect about the mechanical firedog at his work?

6. How is Montag treated on his first day back at work after his “illness”?

7. 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?

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

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

10. Why did the book burnings first begin?

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