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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. What does Montag believe about the mechanical firedog at work?
(a) It has been bugged
(b) It is evil
(c) It knows his secrets
(d) It is alive

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 its computer system is defective
(d) Because it is getting old

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

4. After his night with Clarisse, what shocking sight does Montag return home to?
(a) Mildred overdosed on sleeping pills
(b) Mildred angrily awaits his return, a gun in hand
(c) His house has burned down
(d) Mildred making love to another man

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one thing Montag thinks Mildred needs to understand to be happy in life?

2. When Mildred talks about “her family,” whom is she referring to?

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

4. How does Faber react to Montag’s initial request?

5. Why doesn’t Mildred want to keep reading the books with Montag?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mildred Montag’s obsession, and how does it affect her personal life?

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

3. What does Clarisse question about Montag’s way of life, and how does he react to her questions?

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

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