Fahrenheit 451: The Sieve and the Sand

What does Mildred say is the reason she can't get into reading books?

• "Books don't like me back"
• "Books aren't people"
• "The hound can hear us"
• "Too many big words"

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We learn in Part 2 that the country is preparing

• to make a new constitution
• for a holiday that honors firemen
• to commercialize religion
• for another war

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After trying to read passages from several books throughout the day, Guy concludes that

• books are just what Beatty said they were
• Mildred knows more than he originally thought
• He needs help understanding what he read
• It is just too difficult to make sense of what he read, so he stops

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Montag's first encounter with Faber is memorable for all the reasons EXCEPT

• He spoke lines of poetry
• He had a book in his coat
• He grew unafraid of Montag
• He ran away after he saw Montag was a fireman

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While on the subway, Montag's thoughts are interrupted by a commercial over a loud speaker. He was trying to understand:

• the final words of the lady who burned herself
• something Clarisse had said to him
• a passage from the Bible
• the notes he had written a year ago about Faber

What does Montag plan to do with the copy of the Bible he has?

• have a duplicate made
• return it to Beatty
• throw it in the incinerator
• read it to the women Millie is having over

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According to Faber, some very important things are missing from society. What people need is:

• quality, or texture, of information
• leisure time to "digest" information
• the right to carry out actions from what we have learned after learning and thinking about information
• All choices are correct

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Why does Faber call himself a coward?

• He's afraid of the dark
• He refuses to help Montag
• He didn't speak out when they first starting banning books
• He can't watch season 2 of "Stranger Things

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According to Faber, what came first: the banning of books, or the lack on interest in reading them?

• The banning of books
• The lack of interest in reading

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What plan does Montag and Faber come up with?

• Gather as many books as possible and leave them in public parks
• Hack into the parlor walls and read to the people 
• plant books in the homes of the firemen
• they can't agree on a plan