PLOT
THEME
CHARACTER
QUOTES
MISC
100

Mildred does this near the beginning of the novel.

What is…overdose?

100
These will get you into trouble in Fahrenheit 451.
What are…books?
100
This character inspires Montag to drink the falling rain.
Who is…Clarisse?
100
“They [the firemen] were given the new job, as custodians of our peace of mind, the focus of our understandable and fright dread of being inferior: official censors, judges, and executors. That’s you, Montag, and that’s me.”
Who is…Beatty?
100

What is fire meant to symbolize in Fahrenheit 451?

What is...power/control?

200

This is the person who lights the fire that kills the unnamed woman in the house.

Who is…the unnamed woman herself?

200
This is what Montag’s wife spends most of her time thinking about.
What is…television?
200
This character is Montag’s superior at the Fire Station.
Who is…Beatty?
200
“It’s only two thousand dollars. And I think you’d consider me sometimes. If we had a fourth wall, why it’d be just like the room wasn’t ours at all but all kinds of exotic people’s rooms. We could do without a few things.”
Who is…Mildred?
200

Why are firemen no longer used to put out fires in Fahrenheit 451?

What is...houses are fireproof?

300
This happens to Clarisse about mid-way through The Hearth and the Salamander
What is…she is killed, probably hit by a car?
300

True or False -there is no reading whatsoever allowed in the society of Fahrenheit 451.

What is...false?

300

This "character" is the one that Montag fears the most.

Who is…the Mechanical Hound?

300
“I’ve got to go see my psychiatrist now. They make me go. I make up things to say. I don’t know what he thinks of me. He says I’m a regular onion! I keep him busy peeling away the layers.”
Who is…Clarisse?
300

Who are the "relatives," "aunts," and "uncles" mentioned in the story? 

What is...the TV characters?

400

This "animal" is poisonous in Fahrenheit 451

What is…the mechanical hound?

400

True or False - Beatty believes that it's the government's fault no one reads anymore and everything is censored 

What is…false?

400
True or False - Montag’s character has not changed thus far in Fahrenheit 451
What is…false?
400
“Let you alone! That’s all very well, but how can I leave myself alone? We need not to be let alone. We need to be really bothered once in a while. How long is it since you were really bothered? About something important, about something real?
Who is…Montag?
400
Where does the government send those who are caught with books in their possession?
What is...an asylum?
500

Montag tries to keep this secret from Beatty while he is speaking to him about the history of why they burn

What is...a book?

500
With imagination and curiosity replaced by technology, bored teenagers are left to do what for fun in the society of F451?
What is hit people with cars, smash/break things
500
How has Clarisse often been described by her peers and doctors?
What is..."anti-social"
500
"You can't ever have my books".
What is...the old woman
500
Who was the first fireman, according to the history taught in the society of F451?
Who is...Benjamin Franklin
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