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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 Mildred’s guest react to the poem?
(a) By fainting
(b) By slapping Montag
(c) By demanding that Montag be quiet
(d) By bursting into tears
2. What game does Montag play with his fellow firemen before the confrontation?
(a) Cards
(b) Pool
(c) Hopscotch
(d) Checkers
3. How does Beatty treat the stolen book Montag returns?
(a) He reads it aloud to the firehouse, mocking the words
(b) He forces Montag to burn it then and there
(c) He tosses it unceremoniously in the trash
(d) He shreds it with his bare hands
4. What interrupts Montag’s confrontation with Beatty?
(a) The fire alarm sounding
(b) The sounds of sirens wailing
(c) The fire hound barking
(d) The building exploding
5. The next morning, how does Montag feel about his confrontation with Mildred about the poem?
(a) Terrified
(b) Ashamed
(c) Guilty
(d) Proud
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Faber ask Montag to do on his way home from their first meeting?
2. What is Mildred doing when Montag returns home from Faber’s house?
3. What does Mrs. Phelps find most interesting about her two children?
4. How does Captain Beatty fit into Montag and Faber’s secret plan?
5. What did a cousin once bet Montag a dime he couldn’t do?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Faber consider himself a coward?
2. On the phone, how does Faber react to Montag’s request about the books?
3. What reason does Montag give Faber for his sudden decision to stop burning books?
4. What does Mildred do when the fire trucks arrive at her house in the beginning of Section Three?
5. How does Beatty want Montag to destroy his home?
6. Where does Montag hide the illegal books after revealing them to Mildred, and why?
7. According to Faber, what has happened to the image of Jesus in their society?
8. What does Faber say about the magical properties of books?
9. What sound startles Montag and Mildred as they leaf through the illegal books, and how do they react?
10. What reasons does Montag give for his desire to understand what is written in the books?
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