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How old is Clarisse?
17
What poem did Montag read to the women?
A sea of faith
What does Faber give Montag?
A seashell radio station that listens
Who greets Montag?
Granger
Why does Montag say Beatty wanted to die?
He just stood there not trying to save himself
Why does Montag not have children?
His wife never wanted any children
What does Montag ask Faber?
How many copies of the bible are left in this country?
Where does Montag have the book?
In his head - Memorized
Describe the war
It began and ended in an instant
What has come between Montag and Mildred?
The T.V.
How did the hound react at Faber's house?
The hound turned away from Fabers house
What is Mildred worrying about as she leaves?
The poor family, everything is gone
Why does Faber believe getting rid of the firemen will not change society?
The public itself stopped reading and few want to be rebels anymore
What did Beatty find after he hit Montag?
The seashell in his ear
Where did Montag go on the train?
To fabers house
How are the books in Montag's house to be destroyed?
With the flame thrower
What does Montag ask Mildred to do because he's sick?
asked for water and aspirin, turn the parlor off, call Mr. Beatty
"Those who don't __________ must __________." Means what?
build, burn
How do Granger and the others preserve books?
by memorizing them
Describe the bedroom.
cold bed, cold room, cold marbled room, windows tightly shut
What does Montag decide in the bedroom?
decided he was not happy
Summarize the history and purpose of firemen.
firemen first put out fires, when houses became fireproof there was no longer a need for firemen, they were given a new job as custodians of our peace of mind
Why did Montag become a fireman?
his father and grandfather were firemen
What does Montag hear after Mildred's ordeal?
laughter coming from Clarisse's house
Montags uniform is brandished with this mythical creature?
phonenix
What happened to Clarisse?
she died
What happened to the woman?
she struck her own kitchen match and committed suicide
Why did Montag stop on the way to Faber's and stash a book in Mrs. Black's house?
she was a wife of one of his fellow firemen, and it was part of the plan to plant books and call in alarms against the firemen
What happened to Clarisse, according to Mildred?
she's dead, run over by a car
Montag's job as a fireman means he?
starts fires for a living
Why is Montag unable to memorize parts of the Bible while on the subway?
"Denham's Dentifrice" and other such commercials are blaring, making it impossible to focus
What line from a book does Mildred understand?
"That favorite subject, myself"
Describe what happened when Montag walked into the firehouse?
...Beatty didn't look at him, but put his hand out. Montag placed the book in it, and then Beatty threw it in the incinerator. (104-105)
What is unusual from the start of this call?
...Captain Beatty is driving the salamander, and he never drives. (109)
What does Montag ask Mildred and why?
...Do the people (the white clown and the family) love her?
What does Montag feel about the fire he sees on the country side?
...He doesn't feel like it destroys, but warms. It even smells different (146)
What makes Montag sad and why?
...He is thinking of Mildred. He could be sad bc she can't appreciate the silence of the countryside, or he is sad bc he misses her.
How does Granger tell Montag to act when they get to the city?
...He needs to act like he isn't important. He needs to know the knowledge he has from books doesn't make him any better than anyone else. (163-164)
Why does Montag burn more than just the books?
...He wants to erase everything in his life, including Mildred who has already forgotten him (116)
Where did Montag dream of spend the night?
...In a barn sleeping on fresh hay, then waking up to fresh milk and fruit... being accepted by some part of society.
What does Montag decide about burning?
...Someone/ Something as to stop burning, and the sun isn't going to stop. So he should (141)
How does Granger refer to the time they are living in now, and why?
...The Dark Ages, bc books aren't being shared... knowledge is not being circulated (153)
Explain how the city and the Phoenix are the same.
...They ar both burnt up, and then build themselves back (163)
What is Montag's argument for reading books?
...Things are happening and people don't know why (79)
What did Montag give Faber, and why?
100 dollars to help in any way while Montag was gone
How many wall- tvs do Montag and his wife have?
3
What symbolic number is engraved on Montags helmet?
451 541 154 405
What did Mildred find behind Montag's pillow?
A book Montag had stolen
What/who is at the door? Give text to support this answer.
A dog - Mildred laughed "Its only a dog, thats what you want me to shoo him away?" - Mechanical hound.
What did Montag find in the garden?
A few books he had placed there
What does Mildred want after Montag talks about his promotion?
A fourth wall installed - TV
What is Montag burning and how does he feel about it? Use text to support.
A pile of books on the porch and lawn, he loves the way thing look when they burn and the way he feels when burns them.
What realization stops Montag in his tracks and causes him to sob?
Beatty had wanted to die
Who was the first fireman?
Benjamine Franklin
Who comes to Montag's house?
Captain Beatty
Why are billboards 200 feet long?
Cars starting rushing by so quickly they had to stretch the advertising so it would last.
What is the girl's name?
Clarisse
Who does Montag meet that makes him begin questioning the life around him?
Clarisse
Who does Montag meet on the street on the way home? Describe this person?
Clarisse, an new neighbor He meets Clarisse McClellan, a 17 year old girl, who knows awfully a lot more than what is expected of their society.
What does Clarisse ask Montag that makes him laugh and what is his response?
Do you ever read any of the books you burn? His response was "that's against the law"
According to Captain Beatty, how do you keep a man happy?
Don't give him two sides to a question
What is Montag planning to do with the Bible?
Duplicate it, memorize it
Who had Montag met in the park?
Faber
How does Montag communicate from Faber in his absence?
Faber talks to him through Faber's own invention...a green bullet listening device
Where does Montag decide to go and why?
Fabers, ...
What is Montag's job and how does the girl know?
He a fireman, She smells the Kerosene.
Why will Montag not be sad if/when Mildred dies?
He doesnt feel much on anything for her
What is "Jesus Christ" like in Montag's society?
He has been commercialized and is broadcast over the wall-TV
What did Montag do with the books he was carrying?
He put them in the blacks family house so they will be arrested and get their house burnt
How did Beatty try to warn Montag?
He sent the hound to his place
What did Montag do once he got to the river?
He touched the river to make sure it was real
What does Faber feel about Beatty? What does Faber say he will do after Beatty is done talking?
He tries to confuse Montag
Why does Montag want to talk to Faber?
He wants him to teach him to understand what hes reading
Why does Faber say to pity the firemen?
He was recently one of them
Summarize what Montag watches on the small tv.
He watches an innocent person get killed but everyone says its Montag
What did Montag like about Clarisse?
Her favorite subject wasn't herself it was everyone else. She was the first person that look at him as he counted.
What happens to Montag after he is done burning his home?
Hes under arrest
What did Faber give Montag and why?
His address, incase you decide to be angry with me.
What did Clarisse ask before she left?
How did it start? How did you pick your work?
Describe the mechanical hound. What is it used for?
It is a robot type of dog with eight legs, equipped with a steel needle, and programmed through the chemical balance of a person or thing to hunt and kill.
What is the significance of the fact that the dandelion does NOT rub off on Montag's chin
It supposedly means he is not in love
Who turned in Montag?
Mildred
Why did Montag call the hospital?
Mildred had taken too many sleeping tablets
Why is Montag worried about the hound?
Montag Thinges the hound does not like him
What happened to the other two firemen with Beatty and Montag?
Montag beat their heads, knocking off their helmets and bringing them down
What hint does the author drop which may indicate that Clarisse was not hit by a car after all?
Montag could feel that Clarisse had once walked on the same railroad tracks he was traveling over
What happened to Beatty and why? Use text to support your claim.
Montag shot him with the flame thrower, "and then there was a shrieking blaze, a jumping, a sprawling, gibbering."
What happened to the mechanical hound?
Montag shot it with the flamethrower
What is Faber's plan to help Montag escape?
Montag should head for the river in hopes of following old rail lines into the country where other outcasts hide
To whose house did Beatty take Montag to burn?
Montag's house
Where have the firemen arrived?
Montags hosue
What is Mildred's explanation for Montag having a book?
Once a year the fireman get to bring home a book to see how silly it is
Summarize what happened to books and reading?
People just decided to stop reading, so books were dumbed down, and eventually were no longer needed.
What is the last refuge for unemployed intellectuals?
Playing the stock market
What are the machine operators doing to Mildred?
Pumping her stomach and cleaning her blood.
What three things does Faber say are missing from society?
Quality and information. Leisure to digest. The right to carry actions based on what we earned form the interaction of the first two
(+2) Who is the author of Fahrenheit 451?
Ray Bradbury
Describe how Mrs. Bowles is raising her children?
She sends them to school 9 days and then sits them infront of the tv wall
What does Mildred tell Montag has happened to Clarisse?
She was run over by a car
What does Montag believe happened to Faber?
That he had burnt him to
What does Beatty say is the real beauty in fire?
That it destroys responsibility and consequences
(+5) What is the name of the book Montag will be responsible for? The Book of Ecclesiastes
The Book of Ecclesiastes
What does Montag have to offer the men?
The book of ecclisiastes, in his memory
What does Granger see when he looks upstream? Use text to support the description.
The city was gone, "Its flat, the city looks like a heap of baking powder, its gone"
Why do Granger and his men trust Montag?
The look of him
Granger says that the scholars are book burners too. How and why do they burn books?
They read them and then burn them incase there found
Describe the women's political discussion.
They voted on the looks of the men
Why was Montag running from the car as he crossed the street?
They were faster than him
What did Montag realize about the kids in the car?
They were trying to run him over
Why did all the people come to their doors and windows?
To look for Montag
Describe Montag's plan.
To print extra book, plant them in firefighters homes, and report them. turn in the alarm to watch the house burn
What does Montag tell Faber do to protect himself?
To stay on the railroad tracks, might lead him to a HOBO
Where does Faber tell Montag to go?
To the river
What question haunts Montag because neither he nor his wife can remember the answer
Where did Montag and his wife meet
What does Montag find gathered around a fire out in the countryside?
a collection of misfits who once lived in the cities and escaped to the country
At one point during his run, Montag thought the Mechanical Hound had found him. What did he actually see that his mistook for the Hound?
a deer
Who does the Mechanical Hound kill?
a random man
What does Faber say is missing from society?
all of the above
Why is Granger's statement to Montag ("Welcome back from the dead.") ironic?
although Montag is not literally dead, his old self...his old belief system...is indeed dead
Who is Faber?
an old, retired English Professor that Montag first met in the park
What happens if a fireman takes a book?
he can keep it 24 hours, then he has to burn it
Why can't Montag call Beatty?
he couldn't tell him he was sick
Why is Montag sick?
he didn't like burning the old woman and her books
What secret does Montag reveal to Mildred?
he has approximately 20 books illegally hidden
Why does Montag reveal the book of poetry to Mildred's guests?
he's had all he can stand of their mindless banter and lack of depth
Why is it ironic that Mildred sees no value in reading since "Books aren't people,"?
her 'family' is not real people either, but she feels an artificial connection to them
Who turned un the alarm on the old woman with the hidden books?
her neighbor
Who inspires Clarisse to be different/ awkard /
her uncle
Describe how Mildred feels the next day?
hungry, didn't sleep well, feels terrible, sore stomach
According to Clarisse, what does the dandelion show you?
if you are in love
Where did they find the books?
in the attic
Why does Montag suspect the Mechanical Hound has been programmed against him?
it growls at him
Why does the Beetle pick up speed and almost run over Montag?
it was a carload of teens, looking for adventure, who wanted to run him over
What happened to the city Montag escaped?
it was flattened by bomb
Describe how Montag finds Mildred.
laying on the bed, faint breathing
"Everyone must _____________....Something your had touched someway so ____________,...so long as you ______________ from the way it was before you touched it into something that's like you after you take your hands away." Granger
leave - your soul - changed something
What does Faber remark that books smell like?
like nutmeg or some spice from a foreign land
What did the police instruct the public to do in a last-ditch effort to catch Montag?
on the count of ten, to go collectively to their doors or windows to see if they could spot the fugitive
What does Montag want to do because of the woman the night before?
quite his job
"We need to be _____________________ once in a while." Montag
really bothered
What does Mildred overdose on?
sleeping pills
Why do houses not have front porches?
so people could not sit and talk anymore, no nothing
What does Montag suggest the women do?
talk
What did Clarisse learn about people while she listened?
that people didn't talk about anything
What does Beatty call himself and Montag?
the Happiness Boys; the Dixie Duo pg 61
Who or what does the author imply is outside Montag's door through the description "...a slow, probing sniff, an exhalation of electric steam,"?
the Mechanical Hound
Why is Montag's leg incapacitated?
the Mechanical Hound stabbed it with his procaine needle
Why does Montag keep hearing planes flying overhead?
the country is preparing for war, but nobody talks about it
What does Montag think is right outside the door?
the electronic hound
What piece of trivia does Faber tell Montag that he didn't fully realize before?
the public itself stopped reading of its own accord
(+3) The number 451 is on Montag's helmet in addition to the cover of the book. What does this number represent in this novel? the temperature at which books burn
the temperature at which books burn
To what is Montag referring when he says, "I saw the damnedest snake in the world the other night..."?
the tube used to pump Mildred's stomach
How did Granger and the others know Montag's name?
they had been watching the chase on a portable battery tv set
Why is Clarisse afraid of children her own age?
they kill each other
Why do the police pretend to be chasing Montag even after he has successfully escaped?
they need to end with a bang so the audience will be entertained
What was wrong with the call?
they went to the wrong house
What are the Seashells?
tiny transistor radio ear plugs
What plan of action do Montag and Faber accidentally come up with?
to disrupt the fireman structure itself by planting books and turning in alarms against the firemen
What is the itch every fireman gets?
to know what the books say
What is the last question Clarisse asks before she goes inside?
was he happy?
What does the previous quote mean relating to Fahrenheit 451?
we should care every now and then
What does Montag ask Mildred?
when and where was the first time we ever met?
What does Beatty explain happens to the dead in their society ?
within 5 minutes ( minus a funeral) is in the incinerators