Vocabulary Definitions
This word means to break up or decay
Disintegrate
How is Montag's leg incapacitated?
The mechanical hound stabbed it with his poisonous needle
What is the definition of the word melancholy?
A gloomy state of mind; sad
What type of figurative language is being used in the quote below?
"The parlor was dead and Mildred kept peering in at it"
metaphor, simile, or personification?
Personification
What part of speech were you asked to find for the word prattle?
verb
This word means the state of being completely forgotten, unknown, or extinct
oblivion
What is Faber's plan for Montag's escape?
Head to the river and then find some old rail lines to the country where other outcasts live
What is the definition of the word treason?
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign/leader
What happens to Captain Beatty?
True or false, heresy is a verb.
False.
This word means to separate into parts with force or violence
Rend
What did the police instruct the public to do in a last-ditch effort to catch Montag?
On the count of ten, go collectively to their doors or windows to see if they could spot him.
What is the definition of the word manifest?
to make clear or evident
Where is the first place Guy Montag seeks refuge after being on the run?
Professor Faber's home
Is the underlined word being used correctly in the sentence below?
The excursion at the coal mine left seven miners injured because of the power of the blast.
false
This word means a person who makes an excessive display of learning
pedant
What hint does the author drop which may indicate that Clarisse was not hit by a car after all?
Montag could feel that Clarisse had once walked on the same railroad tracks he was traveling over.
What is the definition of the word converge?
to meet at a point or line
Which of the words listed could be an antonym for desolation?
a. destruction c. solitude
b. creation d. sorrow
B. Creation
This word means dressed or covered
clad
Why is Granger's statement to Montag "Welcome back from the dead," ironic?
Although Montag is not literally dead, his old self... his old belief system... is indeed dead.
What is the definition of the word warily?
Acting as if one is on guard against danger
What does Montag assume happened to Mildred at the end
She died in the bombing
Use the word falter in a sentence correctly
Answers will vary - Mrs. Judd will determine
falter means to hesitate or waver