1-Fahrenheit 451
What does Montag hear periodically making loud, thundering noises overhead?
jet planes
What has happened to Clarisse?
She was hit by a car and believed to be dead
How many TV walls do Mildred and Montag currently have?
3
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 based on this statement Clarisse says, "because they never see them slowly," referring to the billboards.
People move to fast and never slow down to enjoy the small things in life, even driver move too fast.
What lie did Beatty tell Montag? And why do you think he told this lie?
Tells him firemen never put out fire, he does this because he wants everyone to believe his lies.
Why does the society consider Clarisse 'anti-social"?
Because she thinks differently and doesn't speak of "normal" things in the society.
In the opening scene, why are books compared to birds?
Because as the books are burning, they take "flight" to that of birds/pigeons that are nuisances.
How is life in Montag's house different from Clarisse's house?
Montag's house
They barely talk or communicate is any way.
Mildred is always in the Parlor and Montag is at work.
Clarisse's house
They talk and communicate.
They're often home.
Why does the mechanical hound bother Montag?
He is reading books and the hound knows it.
According to the firemen's handbook, who was the first fireman in 1790?
Benjamin Franklin
Mildred refers to the the people/characters on her parlor TV walls as her _________.
Family or relatives
In what year was Fahrenheit 451 published?
1953
What are the rules when going to set a house on fire?
Name at least 3
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?
It is there 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?
Because 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 this quote about Montag, "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."
When Montag first meets Clarisse, she asks him if he is happy. He immediately assumes the answer is yes, but then considers the question with more thought. Prior to this conversation, he felt pleasure while burning books, but he now realizes 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 traditionally the center of the home and the source of warmth. The firemen wear salamander imagery on their uniforms and call their fire truck a "salamander" because salamanders were once believed to live in fire without being consumed by it.