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Fahrenheit 451
Burning Bright
Pages 113-136
1. To what did Bradbury compare
the scene at Montag’s house?
A carnival
Pg 113
2. How did Beatty describe
Clarisse?
Idiot
Damn do-gooder
Pg 113-114
3. What did Mildred regret losing in
the fire?
Her “family”– the TV and its shows
Pg 114
4. Who turned in the alarm on
Montag?
Mildred
But the friends had turned one in that
Beatty ignored
Pg 117
5. Why was Montag afraid to run?
He was afraid of the Mechanical Hound
killing him
Pg 116
6. What did Beatty discover when he hit
Montag? Because of the discovery,
what did he threaten to do?
The “green bullet” that was the radio
between Montag and Faber
Track Faber down and “pay him a visit”
Pg 118
7. Why did Beatty make Montag burn
his house with the flame thrower?
To make it more personal
To make Montag feel even more pain
Pg 116
8. What old feeling came back to Montag as
he burned his own house?
The pleasure to burn
But it was different than before
Pg 116
9. Why did Montag kill Beatty?
Because he was going to find Faber
Pg 118-119
10. Montag realized that Beatty wanted to
die. What explanation can you give for
this?
Your opinion– but…
I think Beatty knew that the cycle (of
buring books) wasn’t right– and I think that
Beatty wanted to die a martyr and go down
as a hero.
Pg 122
11. What happened to the
Mechanical Hound?
Montag destroyed it with his flamethrower
But it still stabbed Montag in the leg
Pg 120
12. What two announcements did
Montag hear on the seashell radio?
That he was a wanted man
War had been declared
Pg 124-125
13. Why is it appropriate that war in finally
declared at this point in the novel? How does
this correlate with the inner Montag and his
relationship to society?
Because of the war that’s been between
Montag and the society is finally coming to
fruition– it’s been building all the way
through the book but is now a reality
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14. What happened when Montag
crossed the ten lane highway?
A car full of kids tried to kill him
Pg 127-129
15. What did Montag do at the
fireman’s house?
Leave a book on the counter and then call
in an alarm on the fireman
Pg 129-130
16. When Montag arrives at Faber’s, how
does he act differently than he did
during his last visit there?
Not as anxious- not as dependent on Faber.
Pg 130-136
17. Where is Montag going after he
leaves Faber’s house?
To the railroad tracks- to find the hobo
(walking) camps
Pg 132
18. Who is hiding out in the hobo
camps? Why?
Harvard grads
Because they’re wanted and hunted in the
cities
Pg 132
19. Where will Faber be going on
the 5am bus? Why?
St. Louis
The see a retired printer to get copies of
the books made
Pg 132
20. What do Montag and Faber see
on his small television?
A new Mechanical Hound searching for
Montag
Pg 133
21. Why do you think Montag took a set of
Faber’s clothes and the whiskey?
To help kill his smell so the Mechanical
Hound can’t find him
Pg 136