WorksheetsFahrenheit 451 Practice
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
In Part 2, "The Sieve in the Sand," what is the main characteristic of the sieve?
It is flammable
It is a container for holding sand
It is full of holes
It is a tool for firemen
What is the significance of the sieve and the sand in the novel?
It shows how powerful the words of books can be.
It is a metaphor for Mildred's feelings toward Montag.
It is a metaphor for knowledge and Montag's attempt to gain it.
It shows the slow passing of time in the world.
"He felt that the stars had been pulverized by the sound of the black jets and that in the morning the earth would be covered with their dust like a strange snow" is an example of:
simile
imagery
metaphor
hyperbole
What does Faber mean when he says, "...there's lots of old Harvard degrees on the tracks between here and Los Angeles."
There are many firefighters who live on the train tracks who have Harvard degrees.
A person must go through Harvard to get to Los Angelos on the train.
There are many paper degrees littering the train tracks
There are many educated people who have sought refuge from the city along the train tracks.
Select the statements that describe why Montag gets upset with Mildred and her friends.
They care more about their children than themselves.
All they care about is gossiping about all of the neighbors' problems.
They voted on candidates in the recent election for shallow reasons.
They are overly concerned for their husbands who are away at war.
They treat something as devastating as war as if it's unimportant.
Though Faber is a strong character with clear morals and acts a mentor to Montag, he openly tells Montag about which of his flaws?
Indifference
Parried
Cowardice
Selfishness
Select the three things Faber says society is missing:
access to books in schools and libraries
quality of information
time to be able to understand information
the right to information
free-will to make decisions
Which events are flashbacks?
Montag met a man in the park who quoted poetry and used to teach English.
Montag was frustrated and began to challenge the advertisement playing in the subway.
Montag and Mildred spend all day reading the books that Montag has collected over the past year.
Montag was frustrated because he was unable to fill a sieve with sand.
What is the figurative language:
He could hear Beatty's voice. "Sit down, Montag. Watch. Delicately, like the petals of a flower."
Imagery
Metaphor
Simile
Allusion
Select which figurative language from the quote:
"And the faster he poured, the faster it sifted through with a hot whispering."
Imagery
Personification
Metaphor
Flashback
What figurative language is in the quote:
...he saw their Cheshire cat smiles burning through the walls of the house, and now they were screaming at each other...
Juxtaposition
Personification
Simile
Allusion
Faber is a religous man: True or false?
True
False
