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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Faber, what is missing from most people’s lives, causing unhappiness?

2. What does Faber ask Montag to do on his way home from their first meeting?

3. What does Montag do to finally convince Faber to help him in his quest?

4. What does Montag hear a persistent advertisement for while riding the train?

5. How does Mildred’s guest react to the poem?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Faber react to the news that firemen are at Montag’s home?

2. Why does Faber consider himself a coward?

3. What reasons does Montag give for his desire to understand what is written in the books?

4. According to Faber, what has happened to the image of Jesus in their society?

5. How does Beatty want Montag to destroy his home?

6. Who is professor Faber, and how does Montag know him?

7. On the phone, how does Faber react to Montag’s request about the books?

8. How does Montag feel as he watches his house burn down?

9. What is the meaning behind Section Two’s title, “The Sand and the Sieve”?

10. What sound startles Montag and Mildred as they leaf through the illegal books, and how do they react?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the society Montag lives in. What control does the government have over its people, and what is the motivation behind this control? Do you see any parallels between Montag’s society and our own? What do you think is Bradbury’s message about government and censorship? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of Montag’s possession of the Bible? Why is this book important both in Montag’s personal quest, but in the novel’s overarching message about literature? Does this novel have a religious message for the reader? Why or why not? What is the significance of the Biblical passage at the end of the novel? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Clarisse’s role in the novel. How does she act as a catalyst for Montag’s change? Do you think he could have / would have changed without her influence? Is it significant that catalyst to Montag’s change is a young, beautiful woman? Why or why not? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

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