English II Midterm
Why is Montag unable to memorize parts of he bible while on the subway
"Denham's Dentifrice" and other such commercials are blaring, making it hard to think and focus
How many wall-TVs does Montag and his wife have
3
What symbolic number is engraved on Montag's helmet
451
What does Montaf find gathered around a fire out in the county side
A collection of misfits who once lived in the cities and escaped to the country
The sign that came from the world of grown-ups was
A dead parachutist
At one point Montag thinks he sees the hound but what does he actually see
A deer
Who does the hound kill
A random man
What did Mildred find behind Montag's pillow
A stolen book
Why is Granger's stement to Montag " Welcome back from the dead" ironic
Although Montag is not really dead the old him is dead
Who is Faber
An old retired english professor that Montag first met in the park
Who is Maurice
Another of Jack's choirboys who is grinning all the time
What realization stops Montag in his tracks and causes him to sob
Beatty wanted to die
Who does Montag meet that makes him begin questioning the life around him
Clarisse
The boy with the birthmark
Disappeared during the fire
How does Montag communicate with Faber in his absence
Faber talks to him through his own invention ... A green bullet listening device
Who is Ralph
First designed chief
Who is Simon
First to be killed
Who is Henry
Had rocks thrown at him
What is "Jesus Christ" like in Montag's society
He had been erases as though he never existed and he was just a character on multiple tv commercials
What secret does Montag reveal to Mildred
He has approximately 20 illegal books hidden
Jack is intent on hunting because
He is overwhelmed by the compulsion to track and kill
Why does Montag reveal the book of poetry to Mildred's guest
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 either but in fact just tv characters who she is emotionally attached to
Who turned in the alarm on the old woman with the hidden books
Her neighbor
Who inspires Clarisse to be different/awkward/strange
Her uncle
Why is Montag's leg incapacitated
His leg was badly burned when he sprayed fire at Beatty
Why does Montag suspect the Mechanical Hound had been programmed against him
It growls at him
What is significant about the number 451
It is the temperature at which books burn
What is the significance of the fact that the dandelion does not rub off on Montag's chin
It means he is not in love with anyone even though he is married
Why does the Beetle pick up speed and almost run over Montag
It was full of teenagers who thought it would be fun
What happened to the city Montag escaped
It was hit by atomic bombs
Who is Roger
Jack's chief assistance
Why are the kids afraid to go on the mountain
Jack, Ralph, and Simon see the beast there
The conch is symbol of
Law and order
What does Faber remark that books smell like
Like nutmeg or some spice from a foreign land
Who is percival
Littlun who cries the most
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 on
What is Faber's plan to help Montag escape
Montag should head for the river in hopes following old rail lines into the country where other outcast hide
Whose house did Beatty take Montag to burn
Montag's house
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 and see if they could spot the fugitive
Montag's uniform is branded with this mythical creature
Phoenix
What is Lord of the Flies
Pig's head
What does Jack steal
Piggy's glasses
What does Faber say is missing from society
Quality of information, leisure to digest it, and the right to carry out actions
Which does not take place where Ralph's group arrives at Castle Rock
Ralph is killed in the forest
Who wrote Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
At one of the assemblies, Ralph gave orders concerning
Sanitation, drinking water, fire tending
What does Mildred tell Montag has happened to Clarisse
She was run over by a car
Why did Montag stop on the way to Faber's and stash a book in Mrs. Black's house
She was the wife of a fireman, and it was part of the plan to plant books and call in alarms against the firemen
Who is Jack
Slit the pig's throat
How are the assemblies called
Someone blows the conch
Montag's job as a fireman means he
Starts fires for a living
What is the name of the book Montag will be responsible for
The book of Ecclesiastes
Why does Montag keep over hearing planes flying overhead
The country is preparing for war, but no one talks about it
Who or what does the author imply is outside Montag's door through the description "...a slow, probing sniff, and exhalation of electric steam"
The mechanical 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
What does Piggy continuously remind Ralph about
The purpose of the fire
The ship that passes the island didn't stop because
The signal fire had went out
To what is Montaf 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 who Montag was
They had been watching the chase on a portable tv
What happens in the dance
They kill someone
How do granger and the others preserve books
They memorize them
Why do police pretend to be chasing Montag after he successfully escaped
They need to end it with a bang so the audience will be entertained and to save face
How do Jack and the savages change heir appearance
They paint their faces
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 turing in alarms against the fireman
Who are Sam and Eric
Twins
Who is Piggy
Wears glasses
In the presence of the naval officer, the boys
Were relieved, exhausted, and upset by all that had happened
What question haunts Montag
Where did he and his wife meet
What does Beatty explain happens to the dead in their society
Within 5 minutes, the body (minus a funeral) is in the incinerators
What major historical even is taking place while the boys are on the island
World War II