WODs
Character names
Allusions
Colors
Jing-Mei
100
This word of the day is the name of a woman of lesser importance than a man's wife.
What is concubine?
100
This character's name means "light" and "clarity."
Who is Clarisse?
100
This six-legged creature is a symbol of the firemen.
What is the salamander?
100
This color is used to describe the technological elements in the novel.
What is silver?
100
Jing-mei's competition with this character is referenced several times in the novel. (first and last name)
Who is Waverly Jong?
200
This word of the day is the name of a type of clothing and can also describe Gremio in The Taming of the Shrew.
What is pantaloon?
200
This is the name that Lucentio takes on as part of his disguise and it means this.
What is Cambio; change?
200
Humans built this in an attempt to reach Heaven.
What is the Tower of Babel?
200
Clarisse is associated with this color throughout the novel.
What is white?
200
Jing-mei takes her mother's seat at this table.
What is the mah-jong table?
300
Montag is the prey or this word of the day of the mechanical hound.
What is quarry?
300
Bradbury subconsciously named this character after a paper company.
Who is Montag?
300
This is the name of the body of water that is home to the Muses in Greek mythology and a fountain of knowledge.
What is the Pierian Spring?
300
This color is used to describe Mildred's lips and stresses how she is artificial.
What is red?
300
Jing-mei's mother's place is associated with this cardinal direction and this is something that happens there.
What is East and the sun rises or the wind blows from there? (things begin there)
400
Katherine hits Hortensio on his head or this word of the day.
What is pate?
400
This is the name Hortensio takes on for his tutor identity and this is the subject he teaches.
What is Litio; music?
400
When the firemen arrive at Montag's house, Beatty refers to this myth.
What is Daedalus and Icarus?
400
The color pink is associated with which character's skin throughout the novel?
Who is Captain Beatty?
400
Suyuan Woo uses this type of food to teach her daughter a lesson and the "extra" has this defect.
What is crab and a broken leg?
500
This word of the day is another name for toothpaste.
What is dentifrice?
500
This character's name is a reference to a movement for the advancement of farmers.
Who is Granger?
500
These two men were burned for heresy in 1555 and this person refers to them.
Who are Latimer and Ridley; the old woman?
500
When Montag meets Faber for the first time, this color is associated with Faber and the setting.
What is green?
500
This is the instrument that Jing-mei plays and this is the first half of the song she learns when she's younger.
What is piano and "Pleading Child"?
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