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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