Fahrenheit 451: The Hearth and the Salamander

Montag’s job as a fireman means he…

• extinguishes fires for a living
• starts fires for a living
• fireproofs houses for a living
• counsels citizens on the harmful nature of books

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Who does Montag meet that makes him begin questioning the life around him?

• Mildred
• Beatty
• Clarisse
• "the family:

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What is the significance of the fact that the dandelion does not rub off on Montag’s chin?

• it supposedly means he is not in love
• it supposedly means he is in love
• it supposedly means he is a rebel 
•   it supposedly means he is a peacekeeper

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How many wall-TVs do Montag and his wife have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Why does Montag suspect the Mechanical Hound has been programmed against him?

• it sniffs him repeatedly and blocks his passageway
• it growls at him
• it comes to all of the other firemen…but not to Montag
• it sleeps outside his door at night

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Who turned-in the alarm on the old woman with the hidden books?

• her neighbor
• Beatty
• Montag
• herself

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What question haunts Montag because neither he nor his wife can remember the answer?

• How many children did Montag and his wife have?
• How many fires has Montag started?
• How many books has Montag read?
• Where did Montag and his wife meet?

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What are the Seashells?

• small shell-shaped devices that allow the government to monitor them
• tiny transistor radio ear plugs
• interactive remotes that allow the viewers to participate in the TV programming
• mini sleep lozenges that melt on the tongue

What does Mildred tell Montag has happened to Clarisse?

• she was run over by a car
• she was seized by the government for mutiny
• she ran away
• she was burned by the firemen while defending her hidden books

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What did Mildred find behind Montag’s pillow?

• her sleeping pills that Montag was hiding
• a book Montag had stolen
• a letter to Montag from Clarisse
• the remote control to the wall-tvs that he was hiding from her

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