Fahrenheit 451 pgs 1-18

On page 8, Montag is having a lively conversation with another character. Which of the following interactions best explains Montag’s emotional state during this conversation?

• He is angrily chastising the operators who were reviving his wife.

• He is frustrated while debating with Mildred about her pill abuse.

• He is engagedly conversing with Clarisse while strolling through his neighborhood.

• He is excitedly speaking with Mildred about the plays on the parlor wall.

On page 13, Montag and the medical equipment are speaking as they finish treatment on Mildred. The nature of their exchange mainly suggests that the medical equipment operators fill in the blank__________.

• are consummate professionals

• are desensitized to the morbid nature of their work

• are interested in Montag’s emotional wellbeing

• are on their last job of the night

What is most closely the meaning of the word earnestly as it appears in the sentence below (page 14)?

"Laughter blew across the moon-colored lawn from the house of Clarisse and her father and her mother and the uncle smiled so quietly and earnestly."

• adverb | genuinely and with conviction

• adverb | with abandon

• adverb | without regard for others

• adverb | forced, while experiencing pain

On page 5, Montag describes the eerie familiarity and comfort he feels with Clarisse. Read the paragraph that begins with “He saw himself in her eyes…” and choose the best sentence to add descriptive detail to the passage.

• She walked quickly down the street, with Montag following curiously close behind.

• Her flowing white dress was billowing in the wind like the sail of a rudderless ship.

• Montag grew more and more dissatisfied with his life.

• On his way home he continued to think about his conversation with Clarisse, and it stirred the same childlike wonder in him that he found in his new friend.

Which of the following themes or concepts does Clarisse mainly represent?

• oppression

• happiness

• nonconformity

• anger

Why is the theme or concept Clarisse represents so interesting to Montag?

• His society demands conformity of its citizens so she is a rare kind of person

• He is presently aware of the oppression that people face in his society and wants to fight it.

• People do not express happiness in his society so she is a rare kind of person.

• Her anger makes him feel motivated to change society.

Through his experiences with Clarisse and Mildred, Montag mainly realizes fill in the blank__________.

• his job as a fireman is as important as it ever was

• he lives a life of privilege and contentment

• his society has its faults but is overall a positive environment in which to live and work

• his perception of his existence and purpose is flawed and perhaps even damaged

What does Mildred ask Montag to buy for her after she awakes from her medical emergency?

• a new bed

• a new beetle

• a new parlor wall

• more sleeping pills