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

plant books in firemen's houses and turn in alarms on them

What does Faber remark that books smell like?

nutmeg or some spice from a foreign land

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

commercials are blaring, making it impossible to focus

What secret does Monatg reveal to Mildred?

he has approximately 20 books illegally hidden

How does Montag and Faber communicate?

Faber's own invention.. a bullet listening device

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

the public stopped reading of its own accord

"I saw the damnedest snake in the world the other night" What is Montag referring to?

the tube used to pump Mildred's stomach

What is "Jesus Christ" like in Montag's society?

He is commercialized and is broadcast on the TV

Why does Montag keep hearing planes flying overhead?

the country is preparing for war but nobody talks about it

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

He's had all he can stand of their mindless banter

a retired English Professor that Montag met at the park

Why is it ironic that Mildred sees no value in reading since "Books aren't people"?

her 'family' is not real people either

studbud

The Sieve and the Sand

15 termsStudBud Administration128 plays

Imported from external platform

Flashcards15 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 15

Answers

1
What plan of action do Montag and Faber come up with?
memorize the books
burn the fire chief
plant books in firemen's houses and turn in alarms on them
bomb the city
2
What does Faber remark that books smell like?
mold that grows in dark, damp places
nutmeg or some spice from a foreign land
air following a thunderstorm
the soil of the earth after it has been tilled
3
Why is Montag unable to memorize parts of the Bible while on the subway?
re realizes his feeble brain is incapable of a large job
commercials are blaring, making it impossible to focus
he is too fearful to open the book in front of people
he dropped the Bible on the way to the subway
4
What secret does Monatg reveal to Mildred?
the sad truth that he is in love with Clarisse
the realization that he does not love her
he has approximately 20 books illegally hidden
the fact that he has been reading books for years
5
How does Montag and Faber communicate?
Montag memorizes the speech Faber wrote him
Faber hides in a surveillance van
Montag pictures the words of the authors Faber had him read
Faber's own invention.. a bullet listening device
6
What piece of trivia does Faber tell Montag that he didn't realize before?
the war is a ruse to scare people into submission
the public stopped reading of its own accord
Clarisse is not dead; she escaped the country
professors were the first to as for book burning
7
"I saw the damnedest snake in the world the other night" What is Montag referring to?
the snake from the tv show Mildred watches
the fear he has about detection
The snake emblem on the fire truck
the tube used to pump Mildred's stomach
8
What is "Jesus Christ" like in Montag's society?
He is erased as though he never existed
He is commercialized and is broadcast on the TV
He is morphed into an evil villain that chases the relatives
He is brought up only at Christmas
9
Why does Montag keep hearing planes flying overhead?
the 'planes' are surveillance aircraft that watch his house
government flies aircraft in order to threaten them
there aren't planes. Montag is listening to his earbuds
the country is preparing for war but nobody talks about it
10
Why does Montag reveal the book of poetry to Mildred's guests?
He wants them to appreciate poetry
He hopes they will get caught reading
He's had all he can stand of their mindless banter
Mildred revealed his secret
11
To whose house did Beatty take Montag to burn?
Montag's house
Faber's house
Clarisse's house
Beatty's house
12
"a slow, probing sniff, an exhalation of electric steam": Who does the author imply is outside?
the robot servant
The Mechanical Hound
the firemen
Beatty
13
Who is Faber?
Clarisse's uncle, who inspired her and enlightened her
the author of the poetry book Montag is hiding
a retired fireman who Beatty sends to talk to Montag
a retired English Professor that Montag met at the park
14
What does Faber say is missing from society?
quality information
all of the above
leisure to digest it
the right to carry out actions
15
Why is it ironic that Mildred sees no value in reading since "Books aren't people"?
the books are more valuable than people
Mildred does not know how to read
the books can bring people together
her 'family' is not real people either

The Sieve and the Sand Flashcards | StudBud