Characters
A fireman that realizes his life is empty and begins to search for meaning in the books he is supposed to be burning
Guy Montag
How did Mildred almost commit suicide?
Overdosing on sleeping pills
How many TV walls do Mildred and Montag currently have?
3
What is the symbolism behind the title, Fahrenheit 451?
The temperature at which books burn
What does Mildred use to listen to her programs?
Seashells
A 17-year-old girl that shows Montag the meanings of the world with her innocent curiosity
Clarisse McClellan
Got hit by car
Clarisse McClellan
According to the firemen's handbook, who was the first fireman in 1790?
Benjamin Franklin
What does blood symbolize?
The symbolism of blood in Fahrenheit 451 is a person's inmost self, such as the soul, instinct, passion, emotions, and primal urges.
What room in Montag and Mildred's house does Mildred use to watch her programs?
The Parlor
Captain of the Firefighters
Beatty
Why did Mildred and her friends file a complaint towards Montag?
When Montag read them a poem, they felt emotionally assaulted as some of them cried.
Mildred refers to the the people/characters on her parlor TV walls as her _________.
Her Family
Why would Bradbury use a butterfly as a symbol?
It is "alive but not alive," and "sleeps but doesn't sleep"
The mechanical hound
A retired English professor that places himself in great danger to teach Montag the truths that books teach
Faber
After reading from the poetry book, what does Montag do with it?
Throws it in the fire
What is the purpose of the mechanical hound?
It is there to sniff out anyone who is reading books.
What does the Salamander represent?
Salamanders are associated with fire. The fire trucks are called "salamander" because salamanders were once believed to live in fire without being consumed by it.
It is described as a black cobra that slides down your throat and replaces all the blood in the body with fresh blood and serum.
The machine used to save Mildred's life when she overdoses?
The names of Mrs. Montag's friends
Mrs. Phelps and Mrs. Bowles
In part 2, the climax appears in the form of Montag having to make a difficult decision. What decision does Montag have to make?
Montag must choose whether to follow Captain Beatty's orders and continue to serve the fireman, or listen to Faber and escape his job and current life.
What are the rules when going to set a house on fire? Name at least 3
Answer the alarm quickly
Start the fire swiftly
Burn everything
Report back to the firehouse immediately
Stand alert for other alarms
Part 2 is named, The Sieve and the Sand. What does it stand for?
The sand represents the knowledge that Montag seeks—and the sieve represents his mind trying to grasp and retain this knowledge.
What are similarities in technology today and in Fahrenheit 451?
Headphones, TV walls, interactive television, and the detachment among people that results from it.