Fahrenheit 451 Review

Montag's occupation is a:

• firefighter
• fireman
• policeman
• professor

All of the following describe Clarisse McClellan EXCEPT:

• 17 and insane
• an outcast
• afraid of kids her age
• Montag's love interest

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Beatty tells Montag, "At least once in his career, every fireman gets an itch. What do the books say, he wonders?" If a fireman gives into that temptation and takes a book, what is the protocol?

• He is arrested immediately.
• He is issued a warning.
• He is allowed to keep it for 24 hours.
• He is fired from his position.

Captain Beatty says, “A book is a loaded gun in the house next door.  Burn it. Breach man’s mind.  Who knows who might be the target of the well-read man?” (58). This extended metaphor implies that:

• Books help humans to expand their minds and reach their full potential.
• Without books, mankind is lost.
• Books influence people to engage in crime.
• Books do more harm than good; they give people ideas, which make them dangerous.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

How do the firemen know which houses have books in them?

• The books all have bar codes on the back cover; these can be read for up to one mile
• They conduct random searches
• Neighbors, family members, and friends become informants and tell the authorities
• The Mechanical Hound is programmed to smell them out

According to Granger, the life-cycle of the mythical Phoenix is comparable to what?

• mankind
• the presidential election
• literature
• the fire company

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

"Hell!" The operator's cigarette moved on his lip. "We get these cases nine or ten a night. Got so many, starting a few years ago, we had these special machines built..." (15). Who says this?

• Faber
• Beatty
• Granger
• Medic

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

"Hell!" The operator's cigarette moved on his lip. "We get these cases nine or ten a night. Got so many, starting a few years ago, we had these special machines built..." (15). From this quote, what can readers can infer about the general population in this society?

• People are unhappy.
• Overdoses are commonplace.
• This procedure is routine.
• All of the above

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

According to the novel, what do the numbers 451 represent?

• The number of firehouses in the country.
• The number of books burned each year.
• The temperature at which books burn.
• The number of days Granger has been on the run.

How do the hobos or "book people" Montag meets at the end of the novel keep literature alive?

• They memorize books and "become" the book.
• They scan them into a secret computer system.
• They store them in a secret underground repository.
• They force firemen to read them and quit their jobs.