Characters
Who is Montag's wife?
Mildred.
I rise with wind and subside with water. What am I?
Fire
What burning incident makes Montag feel guilty?
The woman who burns with her books
What symbolizes resilience against fire?
The salamander
"When do I start working things out on my own"?
Montag to Faber
Who is the old man Montag finds in the park?
Faber
I don't know who I am. I don't know what to think, but every time I look at the walls, I see my own. Who am I?
Mildred
What poem does Montag read to the ladies in the parlour?
Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold
What does the phoenix represent?
"The books are to remind us what assess and fools we are."
Who makes Montag "wake up" to reality?
Clarisse
They are made from trees. They hold memories. They are similar to people because they remember history. In the end, they both burn the same.
What is it?
Books.
The government claims to have captured Montag at the end of the novel. Is this true or false?
False. They capture a random man to make it seem like they captured Montag.
What do the mechanical hound symbolize?
Surveillance
"You're nasty Mr. Montag. You're nasty!"
Mrs. Bowles to Montag
Who cries at Montag's poetry reading?
Mrs. Phelps
I look at the trees and see its green and brown, but mostly I wonder about its life. Not how life came to be, but why it came to be. Without it we can't breath, nor would we be alive, so why do we insist on burning them down?
Whose perspective is this from?
Clarisse
Montag recites two things from the bible at the end of the story. What were the verses?
Ecclesiastes and Revelation
What is symbolized by the analogy of the "sieve and the sand"?
The "sieve and the sand" shows how the more information Montag tries to store, the less he retains. The more he fights, the more things go astray.
"See what you're doing? You'll ruin us! What's more important, me or the bible"?
Mildred to Montag
Who is constantly testing Montag?
Captain Beatty
I can smell transgression. I can sniff knowledge. I can run faster than any person. I have no problem with arson. Who am I?
Who turns Montag in to the firemen?
Mrs. Bowles/Phelps and Mildred, but Beatty already had his suspicions.
What does Captain Beatty represent in the story?
He is a complicated representation of following the system while being aware of the injustice. He didn't have it in him to break away like Montag, nor did he have it in him to fight for his life.
"You're brave."
Faber to Montag