The Hearth and the Salamander pgs. 1-38

How does Montag feel about his job?

• He regrets being a fireman

• He finds it pleasurable

• He wishes to retire

• He wants to be a supervisor

What evidence does NOT reveal how Montage feels about his job?

• "It never went away, that smile, it never went away as long as he remembered."

• "He showered luxuriously. . . whistling, hands in pockets. . ."

• "The air seemed charged with a special calm. . ."

• "'Kerosene. . . is nothing but perfume to me.'"

What does Montag's intuition tell him as he's walking home?

• There is someone on the sidewalk waiting for him

• Mildred is dead

• He forgot to clock out

• He must buy more kerosene

What is the name of the stranger Montag meets?

• Violet

• Mildred

• Debbie

• Clarisse

How do people in the novel's society feel about firemen?

• They honor them

• They respect them

• They fear them

• They hate them

What activity is against the law?

• People watching

• Reading

• Burning houses

• Breathing

What is peculiar about Clarisse and her family?

• They talk in their living room with their lights on

• They watch tv in the dark

• They all have mustaches

• They like setting things on fire

What are the citizens in this society compared to?

• Puppets

• Zombies

• Garbage

• Marionettes

Which symbol best represents Clarisse?

• Sunlight

• Moonlight

• Books

• Brain

Why doesn't Montag want the moonlight to filter into his bedroom?

• It reminds him of Clarisse

• It will wake Mildred

• He is allergic

• It's bad luck