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What does Montag hear periodically, making loud, thundering noises overhead?
Jet bombers
What has happened to Clarisse?
She was hit by a car and believed to be dead, but no-one truly knows
How many TV walls do Mildred and Montag currently have?
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How did Mildred try to take her own life?
Overdose on pills
According to Montag, what smells like perfume?
Kerosene
Who is the author of Fahrenheit 451?
Ray Bradbury
What happens to the woman that refuses to leave her books behind?
She is burned alive after striking a match to herself
What does Clarisse ask Montag that really gets him thinking about his own life?
"Are you happy?"
What is the name of the device that Mildred always has in her ears when going to bed?
Seashells
What inference can you make when Clarisse says, "because they never see them slowly," referring to billboards?
People move too fast and never slow down to enjoy the small things in life
What lie did Beatty tell Montag? And why do you think he told it?
He says firemen never put out fires - he wants everyone to believe his lies
Why does society consider Clarisse 'anti-social'?
Because she thinks differently and doesn't speak of 'normal' things
In the opening scene, why are books compared to birds?
Because as the books are burning, they 'take flight' like pigeons, which are nuisances
How is life Montag's house different from Clarisse's house?
Montag's house is in darkness and they barely talk - opposite to Clarisse's house, which is lit up and chatty
Why does the mechanical hound bother Montag?
He is paranoid that the hound has his scent and is reacting to him
According to the firemen's handbook, who was the first fireman in 1790?
Benjamin Franklin
Mildred refers to the the people/characters on her parlour TV walls as her _________.
Family or relatives
In what year was Fahrenheit 451 published?
1953
What are three rules when going to set a house on fire?
Answer the alarm quickly, start the fire swiftly, burn everything, report back to the firehouse immediately, stand alert for other alarms
What is the purpose of the mechanical hound?
To sniff out anyone who is reading books
How do fireman know which houses have books?
Citizens tell on one another
How did Clarisse's doctor describe her?
As an onion, anti-social, does not act as a kid, she acts older than her age
Instead of emergency room doctors, why did technicians treat Mildred?
It was a common event for people to overdose, so it is the job of the technician to pump stomachs
What does the narrator mean by: "he wore his happiness like a mask and the girl had run off across the lawn with the mask and there was no way of going to knock on her door and ask for it back"?
Prior to this conversation, he felt pleasure while burning books, but he now realises this is not true happiness. Unlike others in his world, Montag sees how empty his life is
Part one is named, The Hearth and the Salamander, What does this title mean?
Both hearths and salamanders are associated with fire. Hearths (fireplaces) are a source of warmth. Salamanders were once believed to live in fire without being consumed