Fahrenheit 451 Part 1

In Part 1 of the novel Fahrenheit 451, the relationship between Guy Montag and his wife Mildred can best be described as:

• Loving; Montag and Mildred do everything they can to ensure the other is happy and healthy.

• Dysfunctional; it is clear Mildred loves her TV family more than her real life. She spends more time watching TV than she does with her own husband.

• Wonderful; Mildred loves spending time with Montag and cares about his job and emotions.

• Work in progress; even though their relationship seems broken, they are both doing everything they can to try and repair it.

What happens to Clarisse McClellan in Part 1 of Fahrenheit 451?

• Clarisse gets really sick and has to stay in the hospital.

• Clarisse gets a new job and doesn't have time to walk with Montag each day.

• Clarisse moves out of the neighborhood with her family.

• Clarisse is supposedly hit by a car and killed.

In Part 1 of Fahrenheit 451, what does Montag reveal he was hiding in the air conditioning vent, and how did he acquire them?

• Food; he was stealing it from the firehouse.

• Presents from Clarisse; she left nuts, flowers and letters on his doorstep.

• Books; he stole them from the houses he burned.

• Sleeping pills; he was afraid his wife would overdose again.

In the novel Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag is a ___________ that _________ fires.

• fireman; starts

• fireman; prevents

• police officer; starts

• police officer; prevents

In Part 1 of Fahrenheit 451, Captain Beatty explains to Montag why books were banned. Which explanation matches Captain Beatty's explanation?

• The government feels reading is dangerous because it causes violence, therefore they banned books to keep people ignorant of mass information.

• Captain Beatty felt it was best for the masses and started a revolution years prior. He created a law that banned books and started opening firehouses around the country.

• Differing opinions and individuality cause conflict and anger towards one another. Therefore media and literature became watered down so no one would be offended.

• There was an uprising in the early 1900s, and the firemen took over the government deciding it was best to burn books to keep the peace.