American Novel

What animal metaphor does Montag use to describe the stomach pump and blood-replacement machine used on Mildred?

• Hound
• Fish
• Salamander
• Sanke

What is the name of the toothpaste advertised on the subway?

• Crain’s Crest
• Finchman’s Fluoride Wonder
• Abel’s AquaFresh
• Denham’s Dentifrice

When Clarrise asks, Montag says that Fireman have always...

• burned books with kerosene
• extinguished fires with water
• valued books
• kept homes from burning down

What happens to Montag as a result of meeting Clarisse?

• He considers leaving his wife
• He starts to notice what's missing in his life
• He decides he no longer wants to be a firefighter
• He becomes more committed to extinguishing books

The Seashell Radios that Mildred has are very similar to what item we use today?

• headphones
• XM radio
• earbuds
• MP3 player

What realization does Montag come to regarding his wife Mildred?

• She understands what he's going through
• She is far more intelligent than Clarisse
• He doesn't like her
• He doesn't really know her

Captain Beatty believes Montag's questions and unhappiness are unexpressed feelings of...

• anger
• fear
• guilt
• dishonesty

Which best describes the genre of the novel?

• Horror fiction

• Dystopian fiction

• Utopian fiction

• Historical fiction

Mrs. Phelps, Mildred’s friend, begins to cry when Guy Montag reads _____.

• a poem about love in the midst of conflict, pain, and warfare

• a Bible verse about the lilies of the field and how God cares for them

• a speech by their president declaring that war has begun

• a poem about the joys of children and family ties

Granger speaks about his grandfather to make this point: _____.

• Everyone should leave something of value behind when he dies

• When we die, all of our talents and skills die with us

• Everyone should have a grandfather or grandfather figure in his life

• Everyone should write books to carry on his legacy