Quotes
"Are you happy?"
Who asked Guy Montag this question?
Clarisse McClellan
Who does Guy Montag meet while walking to work one day?
A young girl named Clarisse McClellan.
What does the character Guy Montag do for work?
Guy Montag is a fireman who burns banned books.
What is a hearth?
A hearth is a fireplace.
Clarisse McClellan is the first character to die in Fahrenheit 451. How does she die?
She is hit and/or run over by a speeding car.
"I'm one of the innocents who could have spoken up and out when no one would listen to the 'guilty,' but I did not speak and thus became guilty myself."
Who says this to Montag?
Professor Faber
Who does Guy Montag go to when he wants to learn more about books?
Professor Faber, a previous English professor.
What words does Bradbury (author) repeatedly use to describe Clarisse?
"milk" and "white"
What does melancholy mean?
Melancholy is a feeling of deep sadness or gloom.
An alarm is called for an older woman who is reported to have books in her home. How does this old woman die?
"The good writers touch life often. The mediocre ones run a quick hand over. The bad ones rape her and leave her for the flies."
Who told Guy Montag this?
Faber
What does Montag do while Mildred and her friends are watching TV?
He interrupts them, and reads a poem to them.
What does Beatty do for work?
Beatty is a fire man, alongside Montag, and is the captain.
What does insidious mean?
Insidious means spreading in a hidden, gradual, or injurious way.
Captain Beatty is the third to die in Fahrenheit 451. How does Beatty die?
Montag uses the flamethrower to burn him to death.
Who said this to Guy Montag?
Captain Beatty
What happens to the city at the end of Fahrenheit 451?
Enemy atomic bombs are dropped and wipe out the city.
What does Mildred enjoy doing?
Watching TV and speeding in her beetle.
What does oblivion mean?
Oblivion is the state of being completely forgotten or unaware.
The Mechanical Hound is destroyed by Montag. How does the Hound get destroyed?
Montag also destroys the Mechanical Hound with the flamethrower.
"...here comes a very strange beast in which all tongues is called a fool."
Who says this as Montag approaches them?
Captain Beatty
What poem does Montag read to the women in The Sieve And The Sand?
The Sea of Faith from Dover Beach.
How often does Mrs. Bowles see her children?
Three times a month.
What does censorship mean?
Censorship means suppression or blocking of speech, books, films, or other information.
What happens to the city in Fahrenheit 451?
A bomb blows up the city into rubble and ash, killing almost everyone in it.