Fahrenheit 451

When Clarrise asks, Montag says that Fireman have always...

• burned books with kerosene
• extinguished fires with water
• valued books
• kept homes from burning down

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.W.9-10.9

What happens to Montag as a result of meeting Clarisse?

• He considers leaving his wife
• He starts to notice what's missing in his life
• He decides he no longer wants to be a firefighter
• He becomes more committed to extinguishing books

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

What realization does Montag come to regarding his wife Mildred?

• She understands what he's going through
• She is far more intelligent than Clarisse
• He doesn't like her
• He doesn't really know her

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Captain Beatty believes Montag's questions and unhappiness are unexpressed feelings of...

• anger
• fear
• guilt
• dishonesty

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What two things make Montag realize that he much change his life?

• A woman chooses to burn with her books and Clarisse dies
• A woman refuses to give up her books and Clarisse moves away
• A neighbor reports Clarisse's books and Clarisse kills herself
• His wife betrays him and Clarisse is there to comfort him

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.W.9-10.9

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.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

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.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

Why didn't Faber stand up and protest when the first book burnings began?

• He agreed with the book burnings.
• He didn't know they were happening until it was too late. 
• He did, but they put him in jail, so now he is quiet about it. 
• He was too scared to stand up.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

What is the first thing Faber mentions is missing from people's lives?

• Money.
• Quality information.
• A College Education.
• Books.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6