Fahrenheit 451: The Individual vs Society

"I've got to go see my psyhiatrist now. They make me go." Who do you think "they" are and why do they "make" Clarisse go to the psychiatrist?

• "They" are her parents. They want to fix her.

• "They" are the authorities. They want to fix her.

• "They" are her parents. They see her as an anomaly.

• "They" are the authorities. They see her as an anomaly.

"The psychiatrist wants to know why I go out and hike around in the forests and watch the birds and collect butterflies." What does this show about their society?

• They like to explore nature.

• They are controlling.

• They are conformists.

• They do not see value in nature.

Type the quote on p.21 that best shows that Montag is undergoing a change.

"The Mechanical Hound slept but did not sleep, lived but did not live ..." What is this description an example of?

• Metaphor

• Analogy

• Paradox

• Hyperbole

"It was like a great bee come home from some field where the honey is full of poison wilderness, of insanity and nightmare, its body crammed with that over-rich nectar and now it was sleeping the evil out of itself." What feelings does this description of the Mechanical Hound evoke?

• Fear and confusion

• Fear and curiosity

• Fear and uneasiness

• Fear and excitement

Why do you think the hound growls at Montag?

What is the best word to describe the game the firemen play on nights that they are bored?

• Sadistic

• Cruel

• Masochistic

• Unfeeling

Match the line to the correct interpretation.

• It doesn't like or dislike. It just `functions.'

• The Hound never fails

• It has a trajectory we decide for it.

• The Hound is under their control

• ... guarantees the bull's-eye every time.

• The Hound is devoid of feelings

• It's a fine bit of craftsmanship, a good rifle

• The Hound is a well-built tool