Fahrenheit 451 Extra questions, Fahrenheit Study Questions, Fahrenheit 451 Study Questions
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 does the Mechanical Hound kill?
a random man
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
Montag's job as a fireman means he?
starts fires for a living
Why does Montag keep hearing planes flying overhead?
the country is preparing for war, but nobody talks about it
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
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 realization stops Montag in his tracks and causes him to sob?
Beatty had wanted to die
Who does Montag meet that makes him begin questioning the life around him?
Clarisse
How does Montag communicate from Faber in his absence?
Faber talks to him through Faber's own invention...a green bullet listening device
What is "Jesus Christ" like in Montag's society?
He has been commercialized and is broadcast over the wall-TV
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 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
(+2) Who is the author of Fahrenheit 451?
Ray Bradbury
What does Mildred tell Montag has happened to Clarisse?
She was run over by a car
(+5) What is the name of the book Montag will be responsible for? The Book of Ecclesiastes
The Book of Ecclesiastes
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
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
How do Granger and the others preserve books?
by memorizing them
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
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
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
Montags uniform is brandished with this mythical creature?
phonenix
What does Mildred overdose on?
sleeping pills
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
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 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 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 does Beatty explain happens to the dead in their society ?
within 5 minutes ( minus a funeral) is in the incinerators
