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Fahrenheit 451
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Part I: The Hearth and the Salamander, Section 1
Part I: The Hearth and the Salamander, Section 2
Part I: The Hearth and the Salamander, Section 3
Part I: The Hearth and the Salamander, Section 4
Part I: The Hearth and the Salamander, Section 5
Part II: The Sieve and the Sand, Section 1
Part II: The Sieve and the Sand, Section 2
Part III: Burning Bright, Section 1
Part III: Burning Bright, Section 2
Part III: Burning Bright, Section 3
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Guy Montag
Mildred Montag
Captain Beatty
Professor Faber
Clarisse McClellan
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Why did the government ban books?
Why does Mildred overdose on sleeping pills?
Why does Montag want to read books?
How does Montag know about Faber?
How does Beatty learn about Montag’s book stash?
What happens to Clarisse?
Why does Mrs. Phelps cry when Montag reads aloud the poem?
Why does Montag think Beatty wants to die?
What is the Mechanical Hound?
How does meeting Clarisse affect Montag?
Why can’t Montag and Mildred remember how they met?
Why does Montag say that he feels like he’s “putting on weight”?
Why don’t the characters in Fahrenheit 451 want to have children?
Why does Faber consider himself a coward?
Why are people so violent in Fahrenheit 451?
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The Hearth and the Salamander, Section 5 Quiz
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The Hearth and the Salamander, Section 5 Quiz
1
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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
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