1. Fahrenheit 451
Burning Bright
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2. 1. To what did Bradbury compare the scene at Montag’s house?
A carnival
Pg 113

3. 2. How did Beatty describe Clarisse?
Idiot
Damn do-gooder Pg

4. 3. What did Mildred regret losing in the fire?
Her “family”– the TV and its shows
Pg 114

5. 4. Who turned in the alarm on Montag?
Mildred
But the friends had turned one in that Beatty ignored
Pg 117

6. 5. Why was Montag afraid to run?
He was afraid of the Mechanical Hound killing him
Pg 116

7. 6. What did Beatty discover when he hit Montag
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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 9. Why did Montag kill Beatty?
Because he was going to find Faber Pg

11. 10. Montag realized that Beatty wanted to die
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

12. 11. What happened to the Mechanical Hound?
Montag destroyed it with his flamethrower
But it still stabbed Montag in the leg
Pg 120

13. 12. What two announcements did Montag hear on the seashell radio?
That he was a wanted man
War had been declared Pg

14. 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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15. 14. What happened when Montag crossed the ten lane highway?
A car full of kids tried to kill him Pg

16. 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

17. 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

18. 17. Where is Montag going after he leaves Faber’s house?
To the railroad tracks- to find the hobo (walking) camps
Pg 132

19. 18. Who is hiding out in the hobo camps? Why?
Harvard grads
Because they’re wanted and hunted in the cities
Pg 132

20. 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

21. 20. What do Montag and Faber see on his small television?
A new Mechanical Hound searching for Montag
Pg 133

22. 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