Granger’s grandfather influenced his life by

carving toys and raising pigeons

Why does Montag first go see Faber?

He wants someone to teach him what books mean.

What is the real reason front porches and rocking chairs were eliminated?

Porches were where people sat, talked, read, and thought.

What does Montag do to finally convince Faber to help?

He begins tearing up the Bible.

After Montag burns his house, he burns

Beatty and the Mechanical Hound

What is the title and author of the poem Montag reads to the women?

“Dover Beach” by Matthew Arnold

When Montag meets Granger he learns that

Police have killed an innocent man and said he was Montag.

The reason that a medical doctor didn’t come to see Mildred when she overdosed was that

There are too many suicide attempts. Technicians handle it.

Why does Montag want Faber to turn on the air conditioner and sprinkler after he leaves?

to remove Montag's smell from the house.

What does Beatty try to do when Montag shows up at the fire station?

Confuse him with a lot of conflicting statements from books.

What makes Montag think that Faber would be able to help him?

When they met, Montag sensed that Faber was reciting poetry.

Granger gives Montag something to drink. It is

something to change his chemical smell.

What does the title mean?

It is the degree at which paper burns.

How do the citizens become active participants in the hunt for Montag?

They all open their front doors and look for him running.

What is Montag’s idea to change the world?

Plant books in firemen’s houses and call in an alarm.

What is society’s opinion on having children?

The society views children as a necessary inconvenience.

The Old Woman was willing to die with her books because

Life wasn’t worth living without them.

Why does the search move away from the river and turn toward the city?

They couldn’t find him and didn't want to lose the audience.

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1
Granger’s grandfather influenced his life by
carving toys and raising pigeons
teaching Granger how to read and hide books
paying Granger's way through college
helping Granger build race cars
2
How is the city destroyed at the end of the book?
Fire
Flood
Tornado
Bomb
3
Why does Montag first go see Faber?
He wants someone to help him start an underground press.
He wants someone to teach him what books mean.
He wants to figure out how he can be a fireman and be happy.
He wants to leave the country and start over somewhere new.
4
The book people aren’t important. What is important is that each of them is a
intellectual
philosopher
professor
book
5
Montag turns the flamethrower on Beatty after Beatty
tries to kill Montag.
threatens to track down Faber.
admits that he killed Clarisse.
tries to arrest Mildred.
6
Montag becomes the book of
Ecclesiastes
Dover Beach
Sea of Faith
Revelation
7
What is it that Montag can never fully wash off?
The smell of books.
The smell of kerosene.
The smell of smoke.
The smell of deceit.
8
Who are the people in Montag’s world fighting? What are they fighting over?
Canada – the right to read.
No one seems to know.
Europe – the right to trade between countries.
Mexico – the right to travel freely between countries.
9
What is the real reason front porches and rocking chairs were eliminated?
Porches and rocking chairs were too expensive.
Porches and rocking chairs are too flammable.
Rocking chairs did not fit into the modern house style.
Porches were where people sat, talked, read, and thought.
10
What does Montag do to finally convince Faber to help?
He threatens to call the police and have Faber arrested.
He begins tearing up the Bible.
He tells Faber that he (Montag) is on the verge of suicide.
He tells Faber he has money to start a printing press.
11
After the planes fly over, the war lasts
three seconds.
a decade.
five years.
a year.
12
Who is the leader of the book group?
Montag
Granger
Dr. Simmons
Professor West
13
What book did Montag take to Faber’s?
The Koran
The Bible
Readers Digest Condensed Books of the Classics
The Works of William Shakespeare
14
Who wrote Fahrenheit 451?
Shirley Jackson
Ray Bradbury
Laurie Halse Anderson
James Thurber
15
The two symbols of a fireman are
Phoenix and salamander
Scarab beetle and salamander
Phoenix and fire ant
Scarab beetle and fire ant
16
After Montag burns his house, he burns
Beatty, Stoneman, and Black
Beatty and the Mechanical Hound
Beatty, Black, and the Mechanical Hound
Beatty, Stoneman, and the Mechanical Hound
17
What does Faber give Montag to help him out?
Several books on how to understand literature.
Addresses of people who will hide Montag.
A miniature walkie-talkie.
Money – enough to ensure Montage can escape to another town.
18
What is the title and author of the poem Montag reads to the women?
“Dover Beach” by Matthew Arnold
“Sea of Faith” by Samuel Johnson
“Walden” by Henry David Thoreau
“Gulliver’s Travels” by Jonathan Swift
19
When Montag meets Granger he learns that
Montag isn’t welcome because he is an outlaw.
the new Mechanical Hound is now on their side of the river.
Police have killed an innocent man and said he was Montag.
Granger and the other men are also being hunted.
20
The reason that a medical doctor didn’t come to see Mildred when she overdosed was that
Being a doctor is illegal.
There are too many suicide attempts. Technicians handle it.
Montag didn’t have insurance.
Mildred has tried this too many times before.
21
Why does Montag want Faber to turn on the air conditioner and sprinkler after he leaves?
to draw the neighbors’ attention away so he can escape.
to remove Montag's smell from the house.
to water down his house in case the firemen try to burn it.
22
What does Beatty try to do when Montag shows up at the fire station?
Show Montag that they are both secret book lovers.
Confuse him with a lot of conflicting statements from books.
Get Montag to rat out his book reading friends.
Get Montag to admit he’s secretly taking books.
23
What makes Montag think that Faber would be able to help him?
Faber proudly read books in public.
Faber told him that he could help with understanding books.
When they met, Montag sensed that Faber was reciting poetry.
Montag knew that Faber had once been arrested for reading.
24
Granger gives Montag something to drink. It is
something to change his chemical smell.
something to make him to remember the books he’s read.
poison.
purified water.
25
What does the title mean?
It is the degree at which paper burns.
It is the number of the fire station.
It is the number of books that have been burned by Montag.
It is the number of houses that have been burned by Montag.
26
How do the citizens become active participants in the hunt for Montag?
They all form a search party in his neighborhood.
They all open their front doors and look for him running.
They send their Mechanical Hounds after him.
They all call in alarms on his house.
27
What is Montag’s idea to change the world?
Plant books in firemen’s houses and call in an alarm.
Secretly print books and hand them out to schoolchildren.
Start protesting the government.
Bomb fire stations.
28
The first time Montag called Faber and asked for help
Faber hung up on him.
Faber told him that Mildred had to help too
Faber agreed to introduce Montag to other readers.
Faber told Montag that he’d lost the ability to read
29
Who was Granger most influenced by in his family?
His uncle
His grandfather
His father
His brother
30
What is society’s opinion on having children?
The society views children as the hope for the future.
The society loves children.
The society does not like children.
The society views children as a necessary inconvenience.
31
The Old Woman was willing to die with her books because
Life wasn’t worth living without them.
Her husband left them to her and it’s all she has.
She was a former librarian. Taking care of them was her job
They are first edition, rare copies.
32
Why does the search move away from the river and turn toward the city?
Faber called in a fake “Montag” sighting and drew them away.
They decided it was easier to hunt Faber.
They couldn’t find him and didn't want to lose the audience.
They received a call about Fireman Black having books.
33
Montag hides books and turns in an alarm on whose house?
Beatty's
Faber's
Stoneman's
Black's

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