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Fahrenheit 451 Part 1 Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 3hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When Clarrise asks, Montag says that Fireman have always...
a)
burned books with kerosene
b)
extinguished fires with water
c)
valued books
d)
kept homes from burning down
2.
What happens to Montag as a result of meeting Clarisse?
a)
He considers leaving his wife
b)
He starts to notice what's missing in his life
c)
He decides he no longer wants to be a firefighter
d)
He becomes more committed to extinguishing books
3.
What realization does Montag come to regarding his wife Mildred?
a)
She understands what he's going through
b)
She is far more intelligent than Clarisse
c)
He doesn't like her
d)
He doesn't really know her
4.
Captain Beatty believes Montag's questions and unhappiness are unexpressed feelings of...
a)
anger
b)
fear
c)
guilt
d)
dishonesty
5.
What two things make Montag realize that he much change his life?
a)
A woman chooses to burn with her books and Clarisse dies
b)
A woman refuses to give up her books and Clarisse moves away
c)
A neighbor reports Clarisse's books and Clarisse kills herself
d)
His wife betrays him and Clarisse is there to comfort him
6.

Montag steals _____ from an alarm.

a)

a book

b)

matches

c)

a radio

d)

a lamp

7.

What happens when the fire team chops into an old woman's home and find her books?

a)

They brutally beat her and then set her books ablaze.

b)

She has a heart attack and dies.

c)

The woman strikes a match on the kerosene-soaked pile of books and dies.

d)

The firemen each take one of the books before setting them on fire.

8.

Which word best describes Montag after the events at the old woman's home?

a)

sickened

b)

overjoyed

c)

terrified

d)

ecstatic

9.

Clarisse is killed by _____.

a)

The Hound

b)

a car

c)

Captain Beatty

d)

The police

10.

After Beatty leaves his house, Montag _____ his books.

a)

burns

b)

reads

c)

throws away

d)

admires

11.

The Mechanical Hound tracks down its prey by its __________?

a)

address

b)

height and weight

c)

looks

d)

chemical complex

12.

What important question does Clarisse ask Montag at the beginning of the novel?

a)

"Will you protect me?"

b)

"Are you a criminal?"

c)

"Are you happy?"

d)

"How long can you keep doing this?"

13.

Which character has a t.v. family?

a)

Guy

b)

Beatty

c)

Clarisse

d)

Mildred

14.

How does Montag feel about his job at the very beginning of the book?

a)

Cautious and guilty

b)

He hates his job

c)

Enthusiastic and confident

d)

Worried about his salary

15.

Why does Montag despise the technology Mildred uses?

a)

Mildred does not actually use much technology

b)

It is very violent and he is afraid that it is corrupting her

c)

She never lets him use the devices

d)

It is mindless entertainment, and she is usually disconnected from reality

16.

Where does Clarisse get most of the information about how life used to be?

a)

Reading books secretly

b)

Her uncle

c)

Her parents

d)

History class

17.

What is the MAIN reason people stopped reading books in the society of Fahrenheit 451?

a)

They had more important things to do with their time

b)

They did not like that books presented different ways of thinking

c)

They would rather use advanced technology

d)

They did not stop reading books

18.

What question haunts Montag because neither he nor his wife can remember the answer?

a)

How many fires has Montag started?

b)

How many children do Montag and Mildred have?

c)

How many books has Montag hidden?

d)

How did Montag and Mildred meet?

19.

Clarisse describes herself as:

a)

"17 and insane"

b)

"17 and full of life"

c)

"16 and a know-it-all"

d)

"16 and bright as a dandelion"

20.

What smells like perfume to Montag?

a)

Smoke

b)

Book ink

c)

Cooking

d)

Kerosene

21.

What does Montag suspect about why the Hound reacted this way?

a)

He thinks that someone programmed it to dislike him because of what he’s hiding in the vent at home.

b)

He thinks someone programmed it to growl at him because they are suspicious of him talking to Clarisse.

c)

He thinks it is growling at him because the dog smells the books on his clothes.

d)

He suspects that someone knows about him talking to Clarisse.

22.

Which piece of evidence below helps the reader understand that Montag enjoyed his job?

a)

"With his symbolic helmet numbered 451 on his stolid head."

b)

"While the flapping pigeon-winged books died on the porch..."

c)

"It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed."

23.

On pages 3 - 5, Montag describes Clarisse with words like "bright as snow in the moonlight" and "pale surprise." Why does he describe her with words that are synonymous with white?

a)

Because he feels like he is evil and she isn't

b)

Because she does not understand how the world works

c)

Because she is pure and innocent

d)

Because she is a little girl.

24.

Why did Emergency Hospital send technicians instead of a doctor to treat Mildred?

a)

The patient didn't have enough insurance coverage to merit a doctor's care.

b)

Doctors only treated men

c)

There weren't enough doctors, so none ever left the hospital.

d)

That kind of medical procedure was so common that technician-operated machines had been developed to treat the patient.

25.

How does Montag feel after the events with the old woman?

a)

sickened

b)

overjoyed

c)

terrified

d)

ecstatic