Fahrenheit 451 Test Review

What is the name of the protagonist in Fahrenheit 451?

• Guy Montag
• Lennie Smalls
• Atticus Finch
• Norman Fletcher

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

At the firehouse, Montag believes the Mechanical Hound does not like him.

• True
• False

What is the name of the odd neighborhood girl who Montag befriends?

• Clarisse McClellan
• Deborah O'Brien
• Mildred Montag
• Helen Matthews

What is the protagonist's wife's name?

• Mildred
• Clarisse
• Deborah
• Helen

Clarisse McClellan is an example an inciting incident because she is the catalyst for the plot of the story.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The Firemen attempt to get the old woman to leave her home, but she refuses. What does she do that horrifies the Montag?

• She burns herself alive
• She blows up her house
• She tries stabbing the Firemen
• She tries to run away and is killed by the Mechanical Hound

The protagonist's wife reveals that Deborah O'Brien had died in a car accident.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What has the Montag been hiding in his house for years?

• Books
• Guns
• Refugees
• Old news clippings

In the world of Fahrenheit 451, books are illegal for two main reasons according to Captain Beatty. (Select the two reasons; Must select both correct reasons to receive credit)

• Books were deemed offensive and dangerous by different minority groups.
• Most people only wanted to be entertained; Books were boring.
• A new authoritarian government banned the books without the people's consent.
• The people were brainwashed by government propaganda to dislike books.
• Books were seen as a waste of resources after a global drought killing off nearly all the trees.

After being unable to understand the books he has, the Montag decides to visit who to learn about them.

• Professor Faber
• Professor Jericho
• Doctor Tom
• Doctor Phil