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Fahrenheit 451
Study Guide p. 1-32
DIRECTIONS: Answer the questions after reading pages 1-32 of Fahrenheit 451. Answers need to be in complete sentences.
1. On p. 1, what are some of the fire images that Bradbury uses as he describes the uniforms & equipment of the firemen?
2. What do the "fireman" do for a living?
3. According to the first few pages, what does Montag think of his job?
4. Who does Montag meet on the way home?
5. During his conversation, Montag says that "You never wash it off completely" referring to the kerosene. What could this mean symbolically?
6. Why does Montag think that Clarisse is a little strange?
7. On p. 5, Montag sees himself in Clarisse’s eyes, then recalls an incident with his mother. What was that incident? What fire imagery is used?
8. Why is unusual about Clarisse’s house compared to all the other houses?
9. Clarisse’s family enjoys sitting around and talking. How is this different from other people in Montag’s world?
10. What question does Clarisse ask Montag at the end of their first encounter that shocks him? How does he react to this simple question?
11. Why do you think that Bradbury would introduce Clarisse before Montag's wife, Mildred?
12. Why does Mildred need help when Montag gets home?
13. On p. 12, describe the help that Millie receives from the machine.
14. On p. 12-14, is there anything unusual about the way the two men go about helping Mildred?
15. How is life in Montag's house very different from that of Clarisse's house?
16. On. p. 16, how does Mildred react after she wakes up from her previous night's experience? How does Montag react to Millie’s experience?
17. On. p. 19, what test does Clarisse do on Montag? What does this reveal about him?
18. Why does Clarisse see a psychiatrist? Does she need one?
19. On p. 21-22, the weapon of the firemen, the mechanical hound is introduced. Describe the mechanical hound.
20. On. p. 22, what did the firemen do with the mechanical hound on quiet nights?
21. How does mechanical hound react to Montag? What is the Captain’s reaction?
22. At the bottom of p. 24, what do you find out that Montag has hidden in his house? Where are these items hidden and how can these items get Montag into trouble?
23. How is Montag different on this meeting with Clarisse on p. 26?
24. Why does society consider Clarisse “anti-social” ? What is ironic about this?
25. On p. 27-28, what does Clarisse say about teenagers?
26. What does Mildred do all day?
27. Describe the setup of Montag's TV room.
28. What technology does Mildred use to go to sleep?
29. On p. 31, what happen to the man whose library the firemen burned?
30. On the bottom of p. 31, why would there be no need for firemen? What are the houses like?
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2. 14. What is Clarisse doing when Montag sees her on page 21?
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4. 15. How is Clarisse different than Mildred?
5. 16. What is the mechanical hound and what is its purpose?
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7. 17. What is the hound's reaction to Montag?
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9. 18. Why does society consider Clarisse “anti-social” (page 29)?
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11. 19. At the next fire, what does Montag take?
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13. 20. On page 40, Beatty reveals something very important about himself and his knowledge. What is it?
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15. 21. What technology does Mildred use to go to sleep?
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17. 22. Who is Mildred's "family"?
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19. 23. What has happened to Clarisse? How did it happen?
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21. 24. What is unusual about the way Mildred told Montag about Clarisse?
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23. 25. Read pages 55-62 very carefully. They contain great truths about our world. List three things Beatty talks about in his speech to Montag that are true about our world.
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