PSHS Fahrenheit 451 #2

What word(s) became a swear word?

• intellectual

• books

• literature

• dissatisfaction

Who is the English Professor?

• Beatty
• Clarisse
• Bob
• Faber

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What book does Montag read that finally "wakes him up"?

• The Dictionary
• The Bible
• Of Mice and Men

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Montag has only one friend he can trust. Who is that friend?

• Mildred
• Faber
• Clarisse

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Why does Montag start to question the world he lives in?

• Clarisse asks him if he is happy
• Montag is fired
• He reads a book
• Montag's wife almost dies

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Who befriended Montag at the beginning of the story?

• Granger
• Beatty
• Clarisse
• Mildred

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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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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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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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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