Fahrenheit 451 Chapter 1

1. On pages 5-7, Montag is having a lively conversation with another character. Which of the following interactions best explains Montag’s emotional state during this conversation?

• 1. He is angrily chastising (speaking) the operators who were reviving his wife.

• 1. He is frustrated while debating with Mildred about her pill abuse.

• 1. He is interested while conversing with Clarisse while strolling through his neighborhood.

• 1. He is excitedly speaking with Mildred about the plays on the parlor wall.

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"Are you happy?" (Bradbury 7).
Who said it?

• Clarisse McCellan

• Captain Beaty

• Guy Montag

• Mildred Montag

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"Are you happy?"
What is the context this was asked?

• Clarisse and Montag are walking home at night, and she’s a curious young woman who asks him if he’s happy with his life—considering his job of burning books and his overall life.

• Montag and his wife Mildred are talking about the walls in their parlor (living room); she wants a fourth wall of TVs, but he doesn't understand why, so he asks her if she's happy.

• Captain Beatty wants to know if Guy is happy with his job as a fireman because the hours are long and hard.

• Mildred and Guy Montag are talking about the TV shows she watches; he wants to know what they're about it and if they make her happy to watch them.

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"Are you happy?"

Evaluate the significance of this quote from the novel.

• Montag is challenged to actually THINK about his life and true happiness; he comes to the conclusion that he is actually very unhappy and empty inside.

• Captain Beatty helps Montag understand that Montag loves his job; therefore, he is very happy with his life.

• Mildred comes to the conclusion that she is unhappy without a fourth TV wall, so Montag decides he must make her happy by getting her a fourth wall of TVs. They have a happy marriage.

• Mildred is unhappy with her TV shows because they don't have a plot; she wants to learn more about the actual people.

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Guy Montag is the protagonist of the novel because

• he is the villain and challenges Mildred, his wife, to think about more than TV and music.

• he is a minor character we don't know much about.

• he is actually not the protagonist; Captain Beatty is actually the protagonist because he's higher ranking at the firehouse.

• he is the main character who we see interact with others; the focus of the novel is on him.

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1. On page 13, Montag and the medical equipment operators are speaking as they finish treatment on Mildred. The nature of their exchange mainly suggests that the medical equipment operators

• 1. are skilled professionals.

• 1. are desensitized to the morbid nature of their work.

• 1. are interested in Montag’s emotional wellbeing.

• 1. are on their last job of the night.

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Choose all motifs (repeating ideas/emotions/objects) that apply to this novel.

• books

• society

• happiness

• fear

• fire

Why does Montag question his own life and the ignorance of society?

• Captain Beatty tells him all firemen should read books and question authority.

• His wife makes him question his job and burning books.

• He begins to think for himself after realizing he's unhappy; he's starting to care about others and wonders why people are so lazy, uninformed, and distant.

• He doesn't question his own life and society; only Clarisse does those things because Montag refuses to listen to her.

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"We need not to be let alone. We need to be really bothered once in a while" (Bradbury 49).

WHO said it?

• Mildred

• Clarisse

• Montag

• Captain Beatty

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“We need not to be let alone.  We need to be really bothered once in a while” (Bradbury 49).

What is the situational context it was said:

• Clarisse McClellan and Guy Montag are talking about how fast people drive on the roads, but Montag doesn't think it's a big deal. They should only be bothered if people go too slow.

• Guy Montag and Mildred Montag are talking about how Montag burned a house down last night with a woman in it.  Mildred doesn't care about his feelings over killing a woman with books. Montag does care.

• Captain Beatty and Guy Montag are talking about burning books and how it's wrong. They should all care about books.

• Mildred Montag and Guy Montag are talking about a fourth wall of TVs and how they should be bothered that they don't have a fourth wall, so they won't fit in. They should be bothered that they aren't like everyone else.

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