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According to Captain Beatty, everyone is _________ equal.
MADE
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According to Captain Beatty, who was always beat up after school?
THE SMART KID
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What was Mildred doing while the old lady’s books (and her body) were burning?
WATCHING THE PARLOR / TV
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According to Captain Beatty, what is the main benefit of organized sports?
YOU DON'T HAVE TO THINK
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Why does Captain Beatty show up at Montag’s house?
TO "SEE THE SICK MAN"
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Why did the old lady say “play the man, Master Ridley...” before lighting herself on fire?
SHE MADE AN ALLUSION TO A FAMOUS QUOTE ABOUT BEING BURNED TO DEATH
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What is ironic about the pictures of comic books on page 47?
WE ARE READING A COMIC BOOK BASED ON A LONGER NOVEL
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What does “the world got full of eyes and elbows and mouths” mean?
THE WORLD POPULATION GREW A LOT
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How does Mildred think Clarisse died?
SHE THINKS A CAR HIT HER
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What dangerous object does Captain Beatty compare Clarisse to?
A TIME BOMB
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Clarisse did not want to know how a thing was done. She wanted to know ______________.
WHY
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According to Captain Beatty, when did the firemen’s work really get started?
AFTER THE CIVIL WAR
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According to Captain Beatty, when you ask “why” you end up very ______________.
UNHAPPY
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Where does Montag hide most of his stolen books?
IN THE AIR VENT
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According to Captain Beatty, what do we want in this country, above all?
TO BE HAPPY
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According to Captain Beatty, what three things let people stay happy all the time?
TECHNOLOGY, MASS EXPLOITATION, AND MINORITY PRESSURE
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What is the “parlor”, and how does Mildred respond when Montag asks her to turn the parlor off?
A WALL-SIZED TV SCREEN / MILDRED DOES NOT TURN IT OFF
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Why does Montag slap his wife?
SHE TRIED TO BURN A BOOK
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According to Captain Beatty, every fireman gets an itch to know what?
WHAT IS INSIDE THE BOOKS
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What dangerous object does Captain Beatty compare books to?
A LOADED GUN
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What did Montag realize about the men he worked with?
HE DID NOT LIKE THEM
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Where did Montag hide the last book he stole?
UNDER HIS PILLOW
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According to Captain Beatty, what two things do we live for?
PLEASURE AND TITILLATION
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What book does Montag begin reading to his wife?
GULLIVER'S TRAVELS
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What happens when a fireman keeps a book for longer than 24 hours?
THE FIREMEN BURN IT FOR THEM