Fahrenheit 451: Part 1

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What is the significance of the phoenix?

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a bird that continually rises from the ashes

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What happens to Montag as a result of meeting Clarisse?

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He starts to notice what's missing in his life

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How does Montag feel about his job at the very beginning of the book?

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Enthusiastic and confident

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What is the significance of the salamander?

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it renews its skin in fire

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What does Beatty say to Mrs. Blake about the books?

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The books contradict one another and the people never lived.

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When Clarisse asks, Montag says that Fireman have always...

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burned books with kerosene

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Why does society lower the kindergarten age year after year?

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They don't want children influenced by their family if they stay home longer.

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What realization does Montag come to regarding his wife Mildred?

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He really doesn't know her.

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The Mechanical Hound at the fire station is a technological version of which item?

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an attack dog

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Captain Beatty believes Montag's questions and unhappiness are unexpressed feelings of...

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guilt