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WorksheetsFahrenheit 451
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins
What two things make Montag realize that he must change his life?
A woman chooses to burn with her books, and Clarisse dies.
A woman refuses to give up her books, and Clarisse moves away.
A neighbor reports Clarisse's books, and Clarisse kills herself.
His wife betrays him, and Clarisse is there to comfort him.
As part of their master plan, what will Faber and Montag do with the books they make?
They will plant them in firefighter's homes.
They will burn them all!
They will read them.
They will donate them to local charities.
Snake
What is the situation when Mildred is first introduced in the novel?
She is watching television and does not pay attention to Montag.
She has taken sleeping tablets.
She is reading a book.
She is making dinner and is happy to see Montag come home from work.
What is ironic about Clarisse being so friendly with Montag?
She likes adults more than she likes her peers.
At school she is considered to be antisocial.
She has a family that likes to talk.
On Sundays, she goes to church.
What did Montag hide behind the grille of the air-conditioning system that caused his wife to panic?
Clarisse’s hair pins
About twenty books
A gun
A small, portable fire hose
What is the name the firemen call their fire truck?
The Fire Hound
The Salamander
Engine 451
The Orange Serpent
What did Faber own that was smaller than his hand, the size of a postcard?
An electronic book
A television
A gun
A miniature mechanical hound
When Granger and the men are frying bacon after the war began and ended, what mythical creature does Granger talk about?
Hydra
Phoenix
Griffin
Basilisk
In Greek mythology, Icarus was given wings by his father to escape Crete. The wings were made of feathers and wax. But in the myth, Icarus flew too close to the sun and melted the wax, which caused him to plunge into the sea. Knowing this, what kind of figurative language does Bradbury use in this sentence that Captain Beatty says: “[N]ow you did it. Old Montag wanted to fly near the sun and now that he’s burnt his damn wings, he wonders why”?
metaphor
allusion
foreshadow
personification
Who turned Montag in for possessing books?
Mildred
Faber
Beatty
Clarisse
What does Beatty demand of Montag after the alarm sends them to Montag's house?
Burn the Mechanical hound.
Burn Mildred.
Burn all of his books.
Burn Faber.
Which two characters are eliminated with a flame thrower by Montag?
Clarisse and Mildred
Faber and Beatty
Mechanical Hound and Mildred
Beatty and Mechanical Hound
The Mechanical Hound injects Montag in the....
leg
neck
abdomen
arm
After killing Beatty, who does Montag visit while on his way to Faber's house?
He visits the home of a firefighter to plant books and call in an alarm.
He visits Clarisse at her new house.
He visits Mildred at her new house.
He visits Beatty's wife to apologize for killing her husband.
Why does Montag stop by Faber's house while he is on the run from the new Mechanical Hound?
To get a drink of water.
To hide for the next 2 years.
To give him money for the printer.
To watch the big game.
Where does Faber suggest that Montag go to avoid being captured?
Back to his house to hide.
The country to hide with other outcasts.
To Clarisse's abandoned home to hide.
Downtown in the city to hide.
What does Montag do right before jumping in the river to escape the Mechanical Hound?
He prays for forgiveness.
He calls Mildred to tell her he is sorry.
He reads one last book before burning it to ashes.
He puts on Faber's clothes to cover up his own scent.
Who is the leader of the group that Montag meets in the woods?
Clarisse
Faber
Beatty
Granger
Why do Granger and his group not get into trouble with the law?
They don't possess books. They only memorize them.
They are too good at hiding. They are never caught.
They beat up all of the authorities that come into their camp.
Which book does Montag have memorized that he will offer the group?
The Grapes of Wrath
The Catcher in the Rye
Of Mice and Men
the Bible
Montag's city is bombed at the end of the novel.
True
False
Who is the protagonist of Fahrenheit 451?
Guy Montag
Man Monday
Guy Lunes
Chico Monday
Granger speaks about his grandfather to make this point: _____.
Everyone should leave something of value behind when he dies
When we die, all of our talents and skills die with us
Everyone should have a grandfather or grandfather figure in his life
Everyone should write books to carry on his legacy
Bradbury repeatedly uses similes and metaphors that compare burning books to _____.
birds
stars
salamanders
seashells
When Montag sees the fire around which the “hobos” are gathered, he senses that it is different from other fires because _____.
it burns with a blue flame
it is warmer
it is more destructive
it is illegal
