Fahrenheit 451 - Part 1 Comprehension Check

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

• burned books with kerosene
• extinguished fires with water
• valued books
• kept homes from burning down

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.9

What happens to Montag as a result of meeting Clarisse?

• He considers leaving his wife
• He starts to notice what's missing in his life
• He decides he no longer wants to be a firefighter
• He becomes more committed to extinguishing books

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

What realization does Montag come to regarding his wife Mildred?

• She understands what he's going through
• She is far more intelligent than Clarisse
• He doesn't like her
• He doesn't really know her

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What important question does Clarisse ask Montag at the beginning of the novel?

• "Will you protect me?"

• "Are you a criminal?"

• "Are you happy?"

• "How long can you keep doing this?"

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which character has a t.v. family?

• Guy

• Beatty

• Clarisse

• Mildred

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What two major events occur that make Montag question everything?

• A woman chooses to burn with her books and Clarisse dies

• Mildred betrays him and Clarisse is there to comfort him

• A neighbor reports Clarisse's books and she kills herself

• Montag gets burned in a fire and is permanently injured

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.3

Captain Beatty says, "A book is a loaded gun in the house next door. Burn it. Breach man's mind. Who knows who might be the target of the well-read man?" This quote/metaphor implies that:

• Books help humans expand their knowledge and minds

• Books give people ideas, which makes them dangerous

• Books influence people to commit crimes

• Books can physically harm people

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.4

What question haunts Montag because neither he nor his wife can remember the answer?

• How many fires has Montag started?

• How many children do Montag and Mildred have?

• How many books has Montag hidden?

• How did Montag and Mildred meet?

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.9A

Why is Clarisse afraid of teenagers

her age?

• They are violent; they kill each other, go road racing, and destroy things

• They bully Clarisse because she is different

• They are the ones who stopped reading

• They stopped going to school all together

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why does Montag suspect the Mechanical Hound has been programmed against him?

• It growls at him

• It follows him home

• It sleeps outside of his house

• It attacked and wounded him

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3