Fahrenheit 451 Pt. 2

Question 1

Montag felt that his hands might turn over on their sides, and never be shocked to life again.

Accepted Answer

Hyperbole

Question 2

"I’ve always said poetry and tears, poetry and suicide and crying...."Why is this Ironic?

Accepted Answer

No one is happy in this society, with or without poetry.

Question 3

Why is Montag unable to memorize parts of the Bible while on the subway?

Accepted Answer

"Denham's Dentrifice" and other commercials are playing.

Question 4

Who is Faber?

Accepted Answer

An old retired English Professor.

Question 5

Why does Montag reveal the book of poetry to Mildred's guests?

Accepted Answer

He couldn't stand their mindless banter and lack of depth.

Question 6

We're all sheep who have strayed at times."

Accepted Answer

Metaphor

Question 7

How is Jesus Christ portrayed in Montag's society?

Accepted Answer

He is basically used to sell things to people.

Question 8

bombers crossed the sky over the house gasping murmuring whistling like a immense invisible fan

Accepted Answer

Personification

Question 9

"The train radio vomited upon Montag..."

Accepted Answer

Personification

Question 10

What does this symbolize? he tried not to see how dark and deserted Clarisse’s house was…”

Accepted Answer

Montag feels alone on his journey and wishes he had her help

Question 11

What is outside Montag's door when that Mildred thinks is just a dog?

Accepted Answer

The mechanical hound

Question 12

What secret does Montag reveal to Mildred?

Accepted Answer

That he has about 20 books hidden in the air vents.

Question 13

What does the hound not being in its kennel foreshadow for Montag?

Accepted Answer

The next alarm is for Montag's house and the hound is there.

Question 14

“The images drained away, as if the water had been let from a gigantic crystal bowl.”

Accepted Answer

Simile

Question 15

Why does Montag keep hearing planes flying overhead?

Accepted Answer

The country is constantly going to war, but no one cares.

Question 16

Who is Mildred's "family"

Accepted Answer

The actors in the tv shows

Question 17

“I wanted to scare the hell out of them, that’s what, scare the living daylights out!”

Accepted Answer

Idiom

Question 18

What does the description of the sky on pgs. 91-92 foreshadow for Montag?

Accepted Answer

Montag's confrontation with Beatty.

Question 19

“I’ll be with you the rest of the night, a vinegar gnat tickling your ear when you need me.”

Accepted Answer

Metaphor

Question 20

“The orange Salamander slept with its kerosene in its belly.”

Accepted Answer

Personification

Question 21

What piece of trivia does Faber tell Montag that he didn't know before?

Accepted Answer

That people stopped reading books on their own.

Question 22

What does Faber say is missing from society that books allow?

Accepted Answer

Leisure to digest it., All of these, fool!, Quality of information, The right to carry out actions

Question 23

What plan of action do Montag and Faber come up with?

Accepted Answer

Planting books in other firemen's houses.

Question 24

How are Montag and Faber communicating?

Accepted Answer

A little green bullet shaped 2-way listening device.

Question 25

How does Montag convince Faber to help him?

Accepted Answer

By tearing pages from the Bible.

Question 26

"To me it means texture. Books have pores. It has features."

Accepted Answer

Personification

Question 27

“She was beginning to shriek now, sitting there like a wax doll melting in its own heat.”

Accepted Answer

Simile

Question 28

To what is Montag referring when he says“I saw the damnedest snake in the world the other night

Accepted Answer

The tubes used to pump Mildred's stomach.

Question 29

Whose house does Beatty take Montag to burn?

Accepted Answer

Montag's house.

Question 30

"Faber was a gray moth asleep in his ear."

Accepted Answer

Metaphor

Fahrenheit 451 Pt. 2

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Fahrenheit 451 Pt. 2

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