Characters
Who is the protagonist?
Montag
What causes Montag to question his happiness and the society he lives in?
He meets Clarisse
How did Clarisse die?
She got hit by a car
Who said, "Are you happy?"
Clarisse McClellan
What does the salamander represent?
The firemen's belief that they are immune to the fires they set.
Who is the fireman who got killed by Montag?
Captain Beatty
What does the old woman do when she gets caught by the firemen for having books?
She burns with her books
How did Captain Beatty die?
He was killed by Montag with a flame thrower.
Who said, "A book is a loaded gun in the house next door. Burn it?"
Captain Beatty
What does the hearth represent?
The comforting warmth of a home, family, and human connection.
Who is portrayed along with the color white?
Clarisse
When he reads the poem Dover Beach to Mildred and her friends.
How did the old woman die?
She chose to burn alive with her books.
Who said, "Do you know why books such as this are so important? Because they have quality?"
Faber
What does the memory from Montags childhood of him trying to fill the sieve with sand represent?
How frustrating it is to keep information and knowledge in the society.
Who is the old English teacher who Montag forms an alliance with?
Faber
What violent action causes Montag to be on the run from the authorities?
When he kills Captain Beatty with a flamethrower.
How does everyone in the city die?
By an atomic bomb
Who said, "It's fun. I'll ride in the car and we'll hit rabbits, big snakes, dogs, too sometimes?"
Mildred
What does the Mechanical Hound represent?
The misuse of technology by the authorities in the society.
Who is the leader of the book-preserving outcasts, who Montag meets by the railroad tracks?
What event marks the end of Montag's society and gives him a new purpose?
Why did an innocent pedestrian die?
To fake Montags death
Who said, "We never burn right?"
Guy Montag
What does the Phoenix represent?
Humanity's patterns of destroying itself through war, and the ashes from the past as they rebuild.