Quotes
Name the speaker: "Is it true that long ago firemen put fires out instead of going to start them?"
Who is Clarisse?
Where Montag originally hid the secret stash of books.
What is in the air vent?
This symbol shifts throughout the novel, representing both creation and destruction.
What is fire?
Name the speaker: "She's dead. Let's talk about someone alive, for goodness sake."
Who is Mildred?
What Montag does to scare off Mildred's two friends.
What is read poetry?
He aids Montag in his escape from the city.
Who is Faber?
This "character" can be said to symbolize the artificial nature of society in F451.
What is the mechanical hound?
The book that Montag is finally able to quote at the end of the novel.
What is the Bible?
Name the two characters who die by fire in the novel.
Who are the woman in the house and Captain Beatty?
This entity emerges in Part III as a symbol of the peace and leisure of nature.
What is the river?
The opening line of the novel.
What is "It was a pleasure to burn"?
The reason why Montag is not killed by the kids in the speeding car.
What is he falls down?
Name one of the other two firemen who Montag worked with (not including the captain).
Who is Stoneman or Black?
The mythological creature that would burn to ash and be reborn; it was also a symbol on the firemen's uniform.
What is the Phoenix?
The name of the fire engine.
What is the salamander?
Name the speakers: "'Play the man, Master Ridley. We shall this day light a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.'"
Who are the woman in the house and Captain Beatty?
What is to keep people happy?
The leader of the hobo camp.
Who is Granger?
This item symbolizes the inability to retain information.
What is the sieve?
This is the earpiece that Faber made and gave to Montag.
What is the green bullet?