Fahrenheit Reading Check #4: Part 1

What were Mildred and Montag doing that caused neither of them to answer the second calling at the door?

• Having an argument

• Watching TV

• they were reading books

• They were eating dinner

According to Clarisse's uncle, why are there no more porches, gardens, or rocking chairs?

• They don't want people building porches.

• They don't want people sitting around thinking.

• Society thinks rocking chairs are dangerous

• People demanded back yards instead

What do Montag and Mildred call the people on TV?

• friends

• relatives/family

• enemies

• government

How does Mildred feel about the family and relatives?

• Hates them

• Loves them

• Neutral

• Dislikes her

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How does Mildred react about the burning woman?

• Does have empathy for her

• Does not have empathy for her because she broke the law.

• Loves her

• Misses her

Explain what you feel Montag is looking for in the books. Use textual support with your explanation.

• Montag is searching for the knowledge in the books so he can get a new job.

• Montag is searching for the a new wife and a family in the books.

• Montag is searching for meaning and happiness in the books.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What did Captain Beatty believe?

• He believed that books put upsetting thoughts in people's minds and kept them from being happy and satisfied.

• He believed that firemen should be the highest paid workers because they were doing the most important job in society.

• He believed that the world was about to end because of all of the greed and corruption.

Which piece of evidence below helps the reader understand that Montag enjoyed his job?

• "With his symbolic helmet numbered 451 on his stolid head."

• "While the flapping pigeon-winged books died on the porch..."

• "It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed."

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Why does Montag despise the technology Mildred uses?

• Mildred does not actually use much technology

• It is very violent and he is afraid that it is corrupting her

• She never lets him use the devices

• It is mindless entertainment, and she is usually disconnected from reality

Considering how we regard firemen today, why is it ironic that people are afraid of them in the novel?

• It’s ironic that firemen are the ones to STOP fires, just like in the present.

• It’s ironic that firemen are the ones to START fires and hurt people, when they’re supposed to HELP and STOP fires.

• It’s ironic that firemen are only MEN and no women appear to be allowed to work as firefighters.

• It’s ironic that they are not called firefighters, but only FIREMEN, since they don’t fight fires.