Characters
What is the name of the main character?
Montag
How does Beatty die?
Montag kills him.
Describe the mechanical hound.
It looks like a large spider that uses a needle to inject people. The mechanical hound is there to sniff out people who are going against the government.
What is the meaning of the salamander?
It's part of the emblem in the fire fighter's outfit.
What makes Clarisse different from other people?
She likes nature and wonders if people are happy.
Who is Beatty?
The fire captain.
She takes an overdose of pills and ends up in the hospital.
Who is "the family"?
The family are the TV screen people in the parlor.
Why does the woman choose to burn with the books?
She doesn't think life has meaning without books and free will.
Why does the community in F451 think they are happy?
They've been told they are happy.
What is the name of the main character's wife?
Mildred
Why does Montag get sick and try to avoid work?
He's panicking, because he realizes people know he is stealing and hiding books.
What is the purpose of the mechanical hound?
To help the government censor their people.
Why does the mechanical hound keep attacking Montag?
Beatty sends the mechanical hound to attack Montag, because he suspects Montag of breaking the law.
Why is the society in Fahrenheit 451 destroying books?
Because books lead to individual thought.
Who is Faber?
The man that Montag meets at the park. He is a member of the resistance group.
How does Montag find out about Clarisse?
Mildred tells him.
What event changes Montag?
The woman chooses to burn with her books.
Why is it so odd that Beatty knows so many book quotes?
Because books are banned
Explain the role of the family in the book? Why is the family important?
Who is Clarisse?
What is Denham's Dentifrice?
It's a commerical for toothpaste.
Why does Montag think Beatty wanted to die?
Because of the way he set up Montag--and allowed Montag to have a flamethrower.
Explain one way that the society in F451 does not have freedom of speech.
They can't read or write books.