Fahrenheit 451 Section 1-2 Test

What literary device? "So now do you see why books are hated and feared? They show the pores in the face of life."

• metaphor
• simile
• foreshadowing
• allusion

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

When they first begin to read the books, Mildred...

• Immediately agrees with Montag that the books are important.
• Runs away and tells the authorities what Montag has done.
• Is uninterested and confused by the books.
• Does not care that Montag has begun to read the books.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why does Montag reach out to Faber the first time?

• Since Clarisse died, Montag needs a friend to talk to.
• Montag is confused by the books he stole, and he needs a teacher.
• Faber is an English Professor, and Montag wants to learn how to become a Professor as well.
• Montag finds the phone number Faber gave him and is curious if he is still alive.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the significance of the sieve and the sand?

• It shows the slow passing of time in the world.
• It is a metaphor for Mildred's feelings toward Montag.
• It is a metaphor for knowledge  and Montag's want of it.
• It shows how powerful the words of books can be.

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does Faber say about the physical books?

• They are not what is important; it is what is stated in books where the true power lies.
• Without the actual book binding itself, all the words in books are useless. 
• There is nothing important about books or what they have hidden within.
• Never judge a book by its cover.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How does Beatty react when Montag hints that he may have taken a book home?

• He tells Montag that he has stolen lots of books too.
• He throws Montag and Mildred in jail.
• He turns Montag in to the Mechanical Hound.
• He says it is a "natural error." 

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Why were porches and gardens removed? 

• They were creating an environmental hazard.
• They encouraged people to sit, think, and talk. 
• They looked too pretty.
• They were misunderstood.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.2

What theme is covered in the reading? 

• It is important to defend knowledge
• Reading leads to misery.
• Books.
• Television is a wonderful invention

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Who is Mildred's "family?"

• Her "family" is dead.
• Her "family" is at another country.
• Her "family" are the people at the parlor.
• Her "family " IS the TV

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What word(s) became a swear word?

• intellectual
• books
• Mechanical Hound
•  dissadisfaction

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4