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Fahrenheit 451
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200

She said, "Oh, it be no Hell in Barbados. Devil, him be pleasureman in Barbados, him be singin' and dancin' in Barbados. It's you folks--you riles him up 'round here."

Who is Tituba?

200

This character has a 11 children and is "26 times a grandma."

Who is Rebecca Nurse?

200

This mythical fire bird represents death and rebirth.

What is the phoenix?

200

This is the full name of the protagonist of Fahrenheit 451.

Who is Guy Montag?

200

This breakfast toaster pastry is a favorite of Mr. Klimkewicz.

What is a Pop-Tart?

400

He said, "The pure in heart need no lawyers."

Who is Judge Danforth?

400

Her parents were murdered by Indians.

Who is Abigail Williams?

400

This word means "likely to create or cause an argument."

What is "contentious"?

400

This is the name of the author of Fahrenheit 451.

Who is Ray Bradbury?

400

Name this author of the dystopian novel 1984.

Who is George Orwell?

600

Who said, "All innocent and Christian people are happy for the courts in Salem!"

Who is Reverend Parris?

600
He is the husband of Rebecca Nurse.
Who is Francis Nurse?
600

This word means "an instrument with a mesh or perforated bottom, used for separating course from fine parts of loose matter, or straining liquids."

What is a sieve?

600

These are the names of the two children from the short story "The Veldt."

What are Peter and Wendy?

600

Before playing Abigail Williams in the movie version of The Crucible, Winona Ryder was featured in this movie starring a sharp-fingered Johnny Depp.

What is Edward Scissorhands?

800

This character said, "I am sick of meetings; cannot the man turn his head without he have a meeting?"

Who is Thomas Putnam?

800

She is the assistant to Doctor Griggs.

Who is "Susanna Walcott"?

800

This is "behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety."

What is decorum?

800

Written three years prior to Fahrenheit 451, this short story collection chronicles the past, present, and future events on what planet?

What is Mars? (The Martian Chronicles)

800

Released the same year as the movie The Crucible (1996), this film features a group of 4 wannabe teenage witches in a contemporary Los Angeles high school setting.

What is The Craft?

1000

Who said, "This predilection for minding other people's business was time-honored among the people of Salem, and it undoubtedly created many of the suspicions which were to feed the coming madness."

Who is the narrator? (stage directions)
1000

Along with Judge Danforth and Judge Hathorne, this historical judge was added to the film version of The Crucible.

Who is Judge Samuel Sewall?

1000

This adjective means "having more than one meaning, especially with the intent to deceive or misguide."

What is equivocal?

1000

In the novel Fahrenheit 451, the fire trucks are referred to as this animal name.

What is a Salamander?

1000

Following the death of Julius Caesar, this grand-nephew eventually ascended the throne as the emperor of Rome.

Who is Caesar Augustus?