English II Midterm

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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


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