Montag
What is Montag's job?
Fireman
How did Mildred "die" early in the novel?
Overdose on pills
How many TV walls do Mildred and Montag currently have?
3
How do fireman know which houses have books?
Citizens tell on one another.
Who is the author of Fahrenheit 451?
Ray Bradbury
What does Montag take from the elderly woman's home before it burns down?
A book
What does Clarisse ask Montag that really gets him thinking about his own life?
"Are you happy?"
Where does Mildred say she and Montag first met?
She can't remember
What is the name of the device that Mildred always has in her ears when going to bed?
Seashells
The obsession with burning books is an example of what idea?
Censorship and the control of information
What smell makes Montag vomit?
kerosene (flammable gas)
What happens to the woman that refuses to leave her books behind?
she is burned alive after striking a match to herself
Instead of emergency room doctors, why did technicians treat Mildred?
Because it was a common event for people to overdose, so it is the job of the technician to pump stomachs.
How is life Montag's house different from Clarisse's house?
They barely talk or communicate is any way.
Mildred is always in the Parlor and Montag is at work.
Clarisse's house
They talk and communicate.
They're often home.
According to the firemen's handbook, who was the first fireman in 1790?
Benjamin Franklin
Why does Montag feel bad for the mechanical dog?
It only thinks and does what people tell it to do.
What lie did Beatty tell Montag? And why do you think he told this lie?
Tells him firemen never put out fire, he does this because he wants everyone to believe his lies.
Why does the mechanical hound bother Montag?
He is reading books and the hound knows it.
What does Mildred say happened to Clarisse?
She was hit and run over by a car.
What is the significance of the number 451?
This is the temperature at which paper burns
When the captain leaves Montag's house, instead of going to work, what does Montag say he wants to do?
Smash and kill things
Why does the society consider Clarisse 'anti-social"?
Because she thinks differently and doesn't speak of "normal" things in the society.
What does Mildred do when she discovers the book behind Montag’s pillow?
She crashes out
What reason does Beatty give for visiting Montag's home?
To check in on Montag because he called in sick.
Beatty argues that burning books will make everyone "equal" what are the flaws with his logic?
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