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Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

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Summary
Characters
Main Ideas
- Themes
- Plot Analysis
- Protagonist
- Antagonist
- Setting
- Motifs
- Symbols
- Genre
- Allusions
- Style
- Point of View
- Tone
- Foreshadowing
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The Hearth and the Salamander, Section 5 Quiz

Further Study The Hearth and the Salamander, Section 5 Quiz

1 of 5
What reason does Beatty give for his visit to Montag's home?

He has come to check on the sick Montag.
He is checking to see why Montag is not at work.
He has come to warn Montag about the Mechanical Hound.
He has come to confront Montag about the book he stole.

2 of 5
According to Beatty, what factors contributed to firemen adopting the role of book burners?

Television, photography, and film made reading less popular.
The demand for simple, easy-to-read material made books obsolete.
People in various special interest groups found books increasingly offensive.
ALL OF THE ABOVE

3 of 5
What does Mildred do when she discovers the book behind Montag's pillow?

She quickly leaves the room.
She begins to weep.
She tries to draw attention to it.
She begins to scream hysterically and hit Montag.

4 of 5
What is hidden behind the ventilator?

A pair of reading glasses and a pipe
A bag of money
A stack of old newspapers
A stack of stolen books

5 of 5
What is the first book that Montag starts to read as he searches for the source of his unhappiness?

1984
Hamlet
Gulliver's Travels
Fahrenheit 451

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