What does Faber remark that books smell like?

like nutmeg or some spice from a foreign land

what plan of action do Montag and Faber accidentally come up with?

To disrupt the fireman by planting books and turning in alarms against them

How does Montag communicate from Faber in his absence?

Faber talks to him through his invention a green bullet listening device

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

The public itself stopped reading of its own record

To what is Montag referring when he says, "I saw the damnedest snake in the world the other night..."?

The tube used to pump Mildred's stomach

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

The commercials on the subway are blaring, making it impossible to focus

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

he's had all he can stand of their mindless banter and lack of depth

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

Her 'family' is not real people either, but she feels an connection to them

an old, retired English Professor that Montag first met in the park

what secret does Montag reveal to Mildred

He has approximately 20 books illegally hidden

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

He has been commercialized and is broadcast over the wall-TV

Why does Montag keep hearing planes flying overhead

the country is preparing for war, but nobody talks about it

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1
What does Faber remark that books smell like?
like the soil of the earth after it has been tilled
like the molds that grow in dark, damp places
like nutmeg or some spice from a foreign land
like the air following a sudden rainstrom
2
What does Faber say is missing from society
leisure to digest it
the right of carry out actions
quality of information
all of the above
3
what plan of action do Montag and Faber accidentally come up with?
To disrupt the fireman by planting books and turning in alarms against them
to bomb the city, obliterating MIldred,Beatty, and the rest
to memorize the books(instead of printing them)
to burn the fire chief so it prevents him from tracing the ear transmitter
4
How does Montag communicate from Faber in his absence?
Faber hides in a surveillance ban outside the fire house
They are on the phone
Montag memorizes the speech Faber wrote for him
Faber talks to him through his invention a green bullet listening device
5
Who or what does the author imply is outside Montag's door "a slow, porbing sniff, an exhalation of electric steam"?
The firemen
The Mechanical Hound
The robot servant
Beatty
6
What piece of trivia does Faber tell Montag that he didn't fully realize before?
the war is a ruse to scared people into submission
Clarisse was not actually hit by a car; she escaped to the country
He lost his job due to the fire in his neighborhood.
The public itself stopped reading of its own record
7
To what is Montag referring when he says, "I saw the damnedest snake in the world the other night..."?
The snake emblem on the side of the firetruck
The tube used to pump Mildred's stomach
The snake from the TV show MIldred watches
The fear he Harbors out of fear of detection
8
Why is Montag unable to memorize parts of the Bible while on the subway?
He forgot to read it
he realizes his feeble brain is incapable of such a larger endeavor
The commercials on the subway are blaring, making it impossible to focus
he is too scared to open the Bible long enough in front of so many people
9
WHy does Montag reveal the book of poetry to Mildred's guests?
he is setting them up, hoping they will get caught reading
he's had all he can stand of their mindless banter and lack of depth
he is hopeful that the women have enough depth to appreciate the poetry
he had no choice since Mildred revealed his dirty little secrets
10
Why is it ironic that Mildred sees no value in reading since "books aren't people,"?
Her 'family' is not real people either, but she feels an connection to them
The books are more valuable than people
Mildred does not know how to read
the books can bring people together, forming connections
11
Who is Faber?
an old, retired English Professor that Montag first met in the park
the author of the poetry book Montag has hidden
a retired fireman who Beatty sends to Montag to talk reason with him
Clarisse's uncle, who inspired and enlightened her
12
what secret does Montag reveal to Mildred
The sad truth that he is in love with Clarisse
The fact that he has been reading books for years
The realization that he does not leave her
He has approximately 20 books illegally hidden
13
What is "Jesus Christ" like in Montag's society
He has been commercialized and is broadcast over the wall-TV
He's the president
He has been morphed into an evil villain that chases "the relatives"
He has been erased as though He never existed
14
Why does Montag keep hearing planes flying overhead
there aren't really planes; Montag is hearing the sounds in his earbuds
the "planes" are surveillance aircraft sent to watch his house
the country is preparing for war, but nobody talks about it
the radio is playing in his house
15
To whose house did Beatty take Montag to burn?
Montag's house
Faber's house
Clarisse & her uncle's house
Beatty's own house

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