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Fahrenheit 451 Review

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  • One of the symbols of a fireman is __________.
    salamander
  • How many television screens are in the Montag's house?
    3
  • What distraction prevents Montag from reading a part of the Bible?
    the commercial for dentrifice (dental) toothpaste
  • Which character believes he is a coward?
    Faber
  • How is literature saved in this dystopian world?
    in the minds of people who study books
  • This character is an author and leader
    Granger
  • Why did the authorities kill another man in the place of Montag?
    they needed to be able to blame someone and have a quick "snap" ending to the fugitive story
  • What is a simile?
    compares using "like" or "as"
  • Who is Mrs. Phelps?
    a friend of Mildred's who cries when Montag reads from a book
  • When Montag is a fugitive from the law, what does he do to hide his scent from the hound?
    wears Faber's old clothes, pours alcohol on himself, throws his clothes in the river
  • What book does Montag become when he joins Granger's group?
    a part of Ecclesiastes
  • What is a threatening piece of technology used in this novel?
    mechanical hound
  • What is the meaning of the numbers 451?
    this is the temperature in which paper burns (in Fahrenheit degrees-- not Celsius)
  • What is personification?
    human qualities
  • What is a metaphor?
    compares something without using "like" or "as"
  • What is an oxymoron?
    contradictory terms
  • Who is Faber?
    former English professor
  • How old is Montag?
    30
  • Who turned in the alarm to the authorities that caused Montag to be forced to burn his own house?
    Mildred
  • After the city is destroyed, Granger refers to what mythical bird to symbolize the city's rebirth?
    phoenix
  • What is the name of the communication device that Faber invented and gave to Montag?
    green bullet
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