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Elements of Fiction
Characters
Figurative language
Plot
Vocabulary
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From which point-of-view is the novel written?
3rd person
100
What traits does Montag find odd about Clarisse?
She has ideas and likes to talk about them
100
What animal metaphor does Montag use to describe the stomach pump and blood-replacement machine used on Mildred?
snake
100
Who is the protagonist of Fahrenheit 451?
Guy Montag
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What is the meaning of the vocabulary word in all caps in the context of the sentence? "Stick with the fireman, Montag. All else is dreary CHAOS" (103)!
complete confusion
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What is the tone of the narrator?
Dark and ironic
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How does Clarisse change Montag?
She makes him realize he isn't truly happy.
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What is a major theme of the novel?
The dangers of censorship
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Why is the novel called Fahrenheit 451?
This is the temperature at which books burn.
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What is the definition of the vocabulary word? "He held his pants out into an ABYSS and let them fall into darkness."
a bottomless gulf or pit
300
What was Montag’s Internal Conflict?
A struggle to understand knowledge and individuality
300
When Montag is fleeing, he is almost caught when…
Everyone in town opens their door at the same time to look for him.
300
List two important symbols in the book.
phoenix, sieve, hearth, salamander, mirrors, sand, blood
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What traits does Montag find odd about Clarisse?
She has ideas and likes to talk about them
300
What is the meaning of the vocabulary word? "You drowned in music and pure CACOPHONY."
loud confusing disagreeable sounds
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What element of fiction is used when Clarisse says to Montag: “So many people are. Afraid of firemen, I mean. But you’re just a man, after all…
irony
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What kind of society has Granger and others created?
A group of hobos who go from place to place; A place where intellectuals can still talk about ideas; An underground society who memorize books word for word
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What could be considered a theme of the novel besides censorship?
Ignorance leads to unhappiness and destruction, etc.
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In what way might Captain Beatty be considered a contradictory character?
Though a fireman, he is able to quote quite a bit of literature.
400
What is the definition of the vocabulary word? "The old man admitted to being a retired English professor who had been thrown out upon the world forty years ago when the last liberal arts college shut for lack of students and PATRONAGE"
support; attendance
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There are many instances of natural imagery throughout the novel. Imagery is descriptions that appeal to the senses. What might this natural imagery represent?
The purity and truth of the natural world in contrast to technology.
500
What is a highly motivating force of change for Montag?
The old woman’s death
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What idea is symbolic about Mildred?
The effects of technology on the individual
500
Which event in the story could be considered ambiguous (open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations)?
The disappearance of Clarisse
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What is the definition of the vocabulary word? "So they are sniffing for a SCAPEGOAT to end things with a bang.
someone forced to take the blame of others