Montag's Escape
Characters
Symbolism
Key Events
Quotable Moments
100

What does Montag use to cover his scent from the Mechanical Hound?

What is whiskey?

100

Who reports Montag for having books?

Who is Mildred and Mrs. Bowles? 

100

This creature is said to rise from the ashes, symbolizing renewal.

What is phoenix?

100

What major event destroys the city at the end?

What is an atomic bomb or war?

100

Granger tells Montag that the group represent the living form of this symbol.

What is the phoenix?

200

Montag flees to this location after escaping the city.

What is the river?

200

This character gives Montag clean clothes to mask his scent.

Who is Dr. Faber?

200
Granger compares humanity's cycles of destruction and renewal to th9is mythological creature. 

What is the phoenix? 

200

How many books does Montage recover from his backyard before fleeing?

What is four?

200

Who says, "There's lots of old Harvard degrees on the tracks between here and Los Angeles"?

Who is Dr. Faber?

300

What book does Montag memorize before leaving?

What is Ecclesiastes? 

300

This is the leader of the people Montag meets by the river. 

Who is Granger?

300

The river symbolizes this for Montag. 

What is purification or renewal?

300

What does Montag do to Black's house?

What is plant books to frame him?

300

Captain Beatty quotes this famous playwright before his death.

Who is William Shakespeare?

400

Faber advises Montag to meet these individuals along the tracks. 

Who are the educated men preserving books?

400

What happens to Captain Beatty at Montag's hands?

What is he is killed with a flamethrower?

400

Montag's killing of Beatty represent this theme. 

What is breaking free from oppression?

400

Why does Montag meet with Dr. Faber before leaving?

What is to seek guidance and a plan for escape?

400

What does Montag mean when he says, "We'll build a mirror factory and take a long look at ourselves"?

What is humanity must reflect on it mistakes to rebuild society?

500

Why does Montag burn Captain Beatty?

What is because Beatty discovered the transmitter and threatened to find Faber?

500

Who are the "hobos' Montag encounters, and what do they do?

What is a group of intellectuals preserving literature by memorizing books?

500

The city's destruction at the end of the novel symbolizes this.

What is the downfall of a corrupt society?

500

Why do Granger and his group memorize books instead of keeping physical copies?

What is to avoid detection and preserve knowledge?

500

Faber compares books to this when talking to Montag

What is a loaded gun?