Island Boys
Don't call them kindergarteners; these schoolchildren prefer to be called this name
Who are the littleuns?
The boys fleeing war lands them on the island, which turns ironic when they are rescued by this boat?
What is a Naval cruiser?
Even bigger than a flatscreen, Mildred spends her days watching this
What are Parlor walls
It slept without sleeping and lived without living, this programmable mutt was a focal point of the firehouse
Who is the mechanical hound?
King Julian loves this portion of I.A.D.D., so much so that he wrote a song telling his fans to move it, move it
What is action?
Slithering in the shadows or parachuting from the sky, the boys on the island constantly fear this
What is the beast/beastie?
After speaking with the namesake of the novel, this character tries to reveal the true identity of the beast
Who is Simon?
Montag seeks to understand his kindling when he reaches out to this park dweller
Who is Faber?
To cool off the pressure, Montag decides to hide his library in this place
What is the ventilator grill / air vent?
Me, myself, and I, love using this perspective to tell the story through the protagonist's eyes.
What is first person?
High pitched and mighty, this character believes he should be the leader because he can sing a C sharp
Who is Jack?
What Jack says goes, and his leadership most closely fits this style of government
What is a dictatorship?
Mainly using alliteration to market to the masses, the Denham's brand distracts Montag's memorization as an advertisement for this blares through the subway speakers
What is toothpaste?
Sharing a name with a former Indiana Pacers forward, Montag meets up with a group of intellectuals towards the end of the novel led by this person
Who is Granger?
What is wrong with this example of dialogue?
"Mr. Kelly gets way too into Jeopardy days." said Jimmy.
What is the period after days should be changed to a comma?
Consistently, the most slept on job, the boys fail to use this to get saved
What is the signal fire?
Before he dropped boulders, this character threw rocks at the younger members of the island
Who is Roger?
Faber speaks in threes when he mentions these qualities that books bring to society. Points for each one of the three you mention.
What is quality, leisure to digest it, and the right to act on it?
Beatty quotes these three classical authors or works to Montag as he tries to justify the burning of books Points for each that you get correct.
What/who are Shakespeare, the Bible, and John Donne?
The use of smell, sight, sound, taste, and touch to describe means you are including these details
What are sensory details?
Not only a city south of Denver, this is the name of where Jack and his group set up their base
What is Castle Rock?
After the hunters let the fire go out and Jack and Ralph bicker, Golding uses a metaphor to describe them physically and mentally on two sides of what?
What is a high barrier?
While burning for her books on the first fire alarm, a woman quotes the last words of Hugh Latimer when she says "Play the man, _______; we shall this day light such a candle, by God’s grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out”
Who is Master Ridley?
A popular tourist attraction in Barbados, this geographical location shares the name of the poem Montag read to Mildred's friends
What is Dover Beach?
Spelled like they sound these short noises add some sound effects to our stories. Double points if you spell it correctly.
What is onomatopoeia?