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Farenheit 451 Book Study Guide

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are firefighters jobs?

a)

To fight fires

b)

To save people

c)

To burn books

d)

To burn trees

2.

Why are books bad?

a)

Books are dumb

b)

Books are hard to read

c)

Books provide knowledge

d)

Books arent bad

3.

Which bests describes Guy Motag's personality?

a)

Aware

b)

Calm

c)

Silly

d)

None of these

4.

What do books symbolize?

Use 1-2 sentences in your explanation.

4 lines
5.

Why did they burn the woman with her books?

Use 1-2 sentences in your explanation.

4 lines
6.

Describe Montag and Mildred's relationship.

Use 1-2 sentences in your explanation.

4 lines
7.

Montag's job is a (a)   .

8.

How does Montag's feelings towards books change from the beginning of the book to the end?

Use 3-5 sentences with text evidence to support your answer.

4 lines
9.

What does fire symbolize?

Support your answer with evidence. Should be 3-5 sentences.

4 lines
10.

Where does Motag hide his books?

a)

Both backyard and vents

b)

The backyard

c)

The Vents

11.

Why is the book called Fahrenheit 451?

a)

It is the temperature that houses burn at.

b)

It is the temperature that trees burn at.

c)

It is the temperature that knowledge burns at.

d)

It is the temperature that paper burns at.

12.

What is the theme?

Use 1-2 sentences to explain your answer.

4 lines
13.

How is the theme shown in the book?
Use 1-2 sentences to support your claim.

4 lines
14.

How does the theme effect the plot?
Use 1-2 sentences to support your answer.

4 lines
15.

Mildred is Montag's (a)   .

16.

Who does Mildred symbolize?

a)

Montag's Wife

b)

nothing

c)

A very smart person

d)

someone who has gone without books for too long

17.

What does kerosine symbolize?

a)

power/control

b)

nothing

c)

fire

d)

Mildred

18.

What is the main conflict?
Use 1-2 sentences to support your claim.

4 lines
19.

How does the burning of the books contribute to the plot?

Use 1-2 sentences to support your claim.

4 lines
20.

How does Montag stealing the books lead to the plot?

a)

it makes him realize the flaws in his society

b)

It leads him to divorce Mildred

c)

It leads to his death

d)
It has no effect on the plot
21.

What is symbolism?

a)

the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities

b)

that is not a thing

c)

the place they live

d)

The plot of the story

22.

Why is symbolism important?

a)

It's not

b)

Invite readers to interpret a text independently

c)

What is symbolism

d)

To allow the reader to know what a symbol is

23.

What does plot mean?

a)

The main events/conflict of a story

b)

plot is not a thing

c)

an area of land owned by someone

d)

its an acronym for princess literally over there

24.

firefighters burn _____ and ______.

(a)