The Sieve and the Sand

What word does Faber call himself?

• a sage

• a coward

• a lover

• a fighter

Which of the following is NOT something Faber says society needs regarding books?

• quality of information

• rights to act on what is read

• leisure time to absorb information

• tutors to help people understand information

What excuse does MIldred give to her friends for Montag having a book in their house?

• Firemen get to bring one book home a year to show how foolish books are.

• Firemen are allowed to have books, but the general public are not.

• Montag is using it to replace firewood since firewood is so expensive.

• Montag found it on his way home and will turn it over to the firehouse tomorrow.

Why does Montag reach out to Faber in the first place?

• He is Clarisse's uncle.

• He wants to turn someone in.

• He wants someone to teach him how to interpret what he reads.

• He knows Faber will help him get away from Beatty.

What is one of Bradbury's warnings for the real world at THIS point in the novel?

• It will soon be too late for us to shift gears and turn our world around

• We are already on the path to destroying knowledge and ignoring what matters

• Important aspects of ours lives like religion and politics will be made inconsequential to the large populace

What ARE the reasons why part 2 is called "The Sieve and the Sand"? MORE THAN ONE ANSWER HERE

• It reflects Montag's innability to understand what he is reading; Montag is the sieve, the words he is trying to read is sand.

• It reflects a moment in Montag's youth when he tried, in vain, to fill a sieve with sand while at the beach. He was very frustrated.

• The sieve are books and Montag is the sand that passes through.

• Montag is the sieve and Faber is the sand.

What is the significance of the sieve and the sand?

• It shows the slow passing of time in the world.

• It is a metaphor for Mildred's feelings toward Montag.

• It is a metaphor for knowledge  and Montag's want of it.

• It shows how powerful the words of books can be.

To what does Montag compare himself and the words he reads in the bible?

• a fool and a book

• a hearth and salamander

• a sieve and sand

• old friends who were never meant to meet again

What does Montag ask Faber to teach him?

• The history of books

• How to convince Mildred that books aren't bad

• How to read

• How to un-program the Mechanical Hound

From Chapter 2: According to Faber, what was the problem with television?

• It was controlled by the government and used for propaganda.

• It did not give the viewer the opportunity to reflect on meaning.