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WorksheetsThe Hearth and the Salamander pgs. 1-38
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 11mins
How does Montag feel about his job?
He regrets being a fireman
He finds it pleasurable
He wishes to retire
He wants to be a supervisor
What evidence does NOT reveal how Montage feels about his job?
"It never went away, that smile, it never went away as long as he remembered."
"He showered luxuriously. . . whistling, hands in pockets. . ."
"The air seemed charged with a special calm. . ."
"'Kerosene. . . is nothing but perfume to me.'"
What does Montag's intuition tell him as he's walking home?
There is someone on the sidewalk waiting for him
Mildred is dead
He forgot to clock out
He must buy more kerosene
What is the name of the stranger Montag meets?
Violet
Mildred
Debbie
Clarisse
How do people in the novel's society feel about firemen?
They honor them
They respect them
They fear them
They hate them
What activity is against the law?
People watching
Reading
Burning houses
Breathing
What is peculiar about Clarisse and her family?
They talk in their living room with their lights on
They watch tv in the dark
They all have mustaches
They like setting things on fire
What are the citizens in this society compared to?
Puppets
Zombies
Garbage
Marionettes
Which symbol best represents Clarisse?
Sunlight
Moonlight
Books
Brain
Why doesn't Montag want the moonlight to filter into his bedroom?
It reminds him of Clarisse
It will wake Mildred
He is allergic
It's bad luck
Mildred can be best characterized as...
Hungry
Clueless
Selfish
Loving
Montag's first major shift in character occurs when...
He meets Clarisse
He finds Mildred almost dead
He rubs the dandelion under his chin
He tastes the rain
What is "the dead beast, the living beast"?
The mechanical hound
Montag's boss
Mildred
The devil
How does the hound incapacitate its victims?
Spitting venom in the eyes
Breathing fire
Inserting a deadly needle
Whipping with its tail
How does the hound feel about Montag?
He's his favorite fireman
It's jealous of his love for fire
It does not notice Montag
It senses his awakening
What makes Montag suspect someone is spying on him in his home?
Mildred's friends stare at him in a weird way
He thinks the people in the show can see him
He suspects something is in the ventilator grill
Clarisse works for the FBI
What is considered normal in this society?
Burning books
Only watching tv
Driving fast
Kids killing each other
What is considered abnormal in this society?
Thinking
Lights off when home
Reading
Kids killing kids
Why does Montag keep taking the same route to work everyday after Clarisse has gone missing?
It's his normal route
He knows he's being watched
He hopes to see her at their usual meeting spots
He doesn't want to get lost
What does Montag realize about the firemen he works with?
They hate their jobs
They secretly read books
They are all younger than him
They are all mirror images of himself
Who does Montag remember speaking to many years ago at a park?
Clarisse
Captain Beatty
An old man
A fortune teller
Why does Beatty begin to suspect Montag?
He asks "once upon a time," what was it like being a fireman
Beatty can read his mind
The Mechanical Hound doesn't like Montag
He asked a question Clarisse would ask
What is NOT one of the rules of being a fireman?
Burn everything
Start the fire swiftly
Save the animals
Stand alert for other alarms
What does the old lady do when the firemen come to her house?
She gives up her book collection
She begs them to leave her books alone
She accuses Montag of betrayal
She sets herself on fire
What did Montag take from the old woman's house?
A bottle of water
A book
Sleeping tablets
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