Totes McGotes, Identify these Quotes
The Hearth and the Salamander
The Sieve and the Sand
Burning Bright
The Great Ms.
Gillenson-isms
100
"I like to put my head back, like this, and let the rain fall in my mouth. It tastes just like wine. Have you tried it?"
Who is CLARISSE MCCLELLAN?
100
It slept but did not sleep, lived but did not live in its gently humming, gently vibrating, softly illuminated kennel back in a dark corner of the firehouse.
What is the Mechanical Hound?
100
This is the meaning of "the sieve and the sand" as related to Montag's personal quest.
What is THE SIEVE IS MONTAG'S MIND, AND THE SAND SLIPPING THROUGH THE SIEVE IS KNOWLEDGE?
100
These are the men Montag kills at his house.
Who are BEATTY, STONEMAN, and BLACK?
100
I yell this to get all you freshmen to be quiet.
What is YO?!
200
"She didn't want to know how a thing was done, but why. That can be embarrassing. You ask why to a lot of things and you wind up very unhappy indeed, if you keep at it. The poor girl's better off dead."
Who is CAPTAIN BEATTY?
200
When Montag uses the phrase "once upon a time..." while speaking to Beatty, he accidentally reveals ...
What is THAT HE READ THE BEGINNING OF A FAIRY TALE?
200
This is when Montag first met Faber.
What is ONE YEAR EARLIER?
200
This is why Montag feels as though he burnt Faber, too.
What is MONTAG BURNED THE EAR CAPSULE ALONG WITH BEATTY?
200
My absolute favorite office supply.
What is THE BINDER CLIP?
300
"I don't talk things, sir, I talk the meaning of things. I sit here and know I'm alive."
Who is PROFESSOR FABER?
300
How many Parlor Walls does Mildred have in her home?
What is THREE?
300
This is the woman whom Montag made cry while reading "Dover Beach"?
Who is MRS. PHELPS?
300
This is where Montag is able to run before people opened their doors.
What is THE RIVER?
300
This is my favorite food on earth.
What is CHEESE?
400
"See what you're doing? You'll ruin us! Who's more important, me or that Bible?"
Who is MILDRED?
400
Clarisse likes to do this "activity" most of all.
What is WATCH PEOPLE?
400
This commercial blares in the subway, on a constant loop, alerting Montag to the difference between the society in which he lives and the world in which he would like to live.
What is DENHAM'S DENTIFRICE?
400
This is where Montag finds a tread mark, after being chased by a speeding beetle.
What is HIS FINGER?
400
My numbers 1 and 2 Literary Boyfriends.
Who are JOHN KEATS AND T.S. ELIOT?
500
"You see? I knew it, that's what I wanted to prove! I knew it would happen! I've always said poetry and tears, poetry and suicide and crying and awful feelings, poetry and sickness; all that mush! Now I've had it proved to me. You're nasty, Mr. Montag, you're nasty!"
Who is MRS. BOWLES?
500
Mildred was an apprentice at this company.
What is SEASHELL EAR THIMBLES?
500
This is what Montag keeps murmuring for himself to "consider" while trying to tune out the noise on the subway. Hint: it is a Biblical reference, extracted from Matthew 6:28.
What are THE LILIES OF THE FIELD?
500
This phrase describes the ease with which Montag was able to torch his colleagues.
What is THE BLOWING OF A SINGLE AUTUMN LEAF?
500
This spectacular human being is my mentor.
Who is MR. MORALI?
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