8. According to Clarisse, how can you tell if you are in love?

Dandelion pollen comes off when you rub it under your chin.

Your scalp itches and your hands sweat.

10. Why does Montag pity the Mechanical Hound?

It only knows and thinks what others program into it.

It is broken and is scheduled to be destroyed.

It is an old model that is now obsolete.

11. Why does Clarisse stop going to school?

She thinks it is boring and not stimulating.

A bully has been harassing her.

She fears the teachers will brainwash her.

12. Why does Montag think that the mechanical hound is going after him?

He has a suspicion that the firemen have programmed the hound against him

He tempted the hound with some food so the hound attacked him

He thinks that the hound just attacks anyone

He thinks that their was just a glitch in the program

13. According to the rule book, what was the original purpose of the Firemen of America?

To burn English-influenced books in the colonies

To maintain order and hunt down spies

14. What does Montag take from the old lady's burning house?

An old photograph of a married couple

15. What happens to the old woman?

She sets herself and her house on fire

She is taken to an insane asylum.

She is accidentally killed by the firemen

18. According to Mildred, what happened to Clarisse?

She was run over and killed by a car.

Her parents were arrested and she was sent to a girl's home.

She was ordered to undergo treatment at the asylum.

19. To whom or what is Mildred referring when she mentions her "family"?

The programs she watches on television

20. What smell makes Montag vomit?

The smell of burned toast from the kitchen

Old leaves that smell like cinnamon

21. What reason does Beatty give for his visit to Montag's home?

He has come to check on the sick Montag.

He is checking to see why Montag is not at work.

He has come to warn Montag about the Mechanical Hound.

He has come to confront Montag about the book he stole.

22. According to Beatty, what factors contributed to firemen adopting the role of book burners?

Television, photography, and film made reading less popular.

The demand for simple, easy-to-read material made books obsolete.

People in various special interest groups found books increasingly offensive.

23. What does Mildred do when she discovers the book behind Montag's pillow?

She tries to draw attention to it.

She begins to scream hysterically and hit Montag.

24. What is hidden behind the ventilator?

A pair of reading glasses and a pipe

26. “It was like coming into the cold marbled room of a mausoleum after the moon has set. Complete Darkness, not a hint of the silver world outside. The windows tightly shut, the chamber a tomb…” This quotation represents

The dismal, morbid imagery conveys the mood of Montag’s wife and lifestyle

The deathly symbolism of the firehouse

Montag’s view of himself lying in a grave

27. "Two moonstones looked up at him/two pale moonstones buried in a a creek of clear water which the life of the world ran, not touching them." This quotation is what literary device and what is it referring to?

Personification; Montag's feelings

28. What quotation uses personification?

“As he stood there the sky over the house screamed…”

“Her face was like a snow-covered island…”

“The autumn leaves blew over the moonlit path…”

“He saw himself in her eyes, suspended in two shining drops…”

29. What is ironic about Clarisse McClellan?

She is deemed as peculiar when in reality she is quite normal, it is society that is abnormal.

She is peculiar and strange because she enjoys watching houses burn.

She is anti-social yet communes with the firemen to participate in the fun.

She is in love with Montag, a much older man

30. What does Clarisse vs. Mildred represent on a bigger scale?

The Rebel vs. the Model Citizen

What are the parlor walls?

Three interactive TV screen walls

Three walls covered in picture frames

Three walls with hideous wallpaper

What first happens to Montag as a result of meeting Clarisse?

He starts to question the way things are

He becomes more dedicated to his job

He decides he no longer wants to be a firefighter

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2 mins • 3 pts

1. What is Guy Montag's profession?

Fireman

Police officer

Government spy

Garbage collector

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2. What is the significance of the numbers 451?

They indicate the agency Montag works for.

It is a secret code used by the rebel forces.

This is the temperature at which paper burns.

This is the station number for Montag's fire company.

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3. What does Clarisse say is peculiar about her family?

The like talking to each other and going for walks.

They are all female.

They wear old-fashioned clothes.

They keep to themselves.

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4. What question does Clarisse ask Montag at the end of their first conversation?

Why do you burn books?

What do you want out of life?

Do you love your wife?

Are you happy?

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 3 pts

5. What has made Montag irritated at the beginning of this section?

He's just realized that he's not really happy.

He's annoyed by his new neighbor.

He made a costly mistake at work that day.

He fears his wife will be angry because he is home late.

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6. What are the radio plugs that Mildred listens to every night called?

Seashells

Dream cones

Earbuds

Ear snakes

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7. How does Mildred react when Montag confronts her about taking all the sleeping tablets in her bottle?

She breaks down and cries.

She becomes angry and starts breaking dishes.

She denies it and starts discussing television.

She calmly admits it and tells Montag she doesn't love him.

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The Hearth and the Salamander Review

1. What is Guy Montag's profession?

2. What is the significance of the numbers 451?

3. What does Clarisse say is peculiar about her family?

4. What question does Clarisse ask Montag at the end of their first conversation?

5. What has made Montag irritated at the beginning of this section?

6. What are the radio plugs that Mildred listens to every night called?

7. How does Mildred react when Montag confronts her about taking all the sleeping tablets in her bottle?

8. According to Clarisse, how can you tell if you are in love?

9. What is Clarisse doing when Montag finds her outside?

10. Why does Montag pity the Mechanical Hound?

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