Fahrenheit 451 - The Hearth and the Salamander (p. 1 - 38)

What is the significance of the numbers 451?

• This is the station number for Montag's fire company.

• This is the temperature at which paper burns.

• They indicate the agency Montag works for.

What question does Clarisse ask Montag at the end of their first conversation?

• Why do you burn books?

• Are you happy?

• Do you love your wife?

• What do you want out of life?

What agitates Montag at the beginning of this section?

• He made a costly mistake at work that day.

• He's annoyed by his new neighbor.

• He fears his wife will be angry because he is home late

• He's just realized that he's not really happy.

What are the radio plugs that Mildred listens to every night called?

• dream cones

• seashells

• ear buds

• ear snakes

How does Mildred react when Montag confronts her about her suicide attempt?

• She breaks down and cries

• she denies is and starts discussing television

• She calmly admits it and tells Montag she doesn't love him

• she becomes angry and starts breaking dishes

Why does Clarisse no longer attend school?

• She thinks it is boring and not stimulating.

• A bully has been harassing her.

• her uncle won't let her go

• She fears the teachers will brainwash her.

According to the firefighters' rule book, who was the first fireman?

• George Washington

• Socrates

• Abraham Lincoln

• Benjamin Franklin

What does Montag take from the old lady's burning house?

• an old photograph of a married couple

• a small stuffed dog

• a copy of Romeo and Juliet

• a book

What happens to the old woman whose house the firefighters arrive at?

• she is taken to an insane asylum

• she is accidentally killed by the firefighters

• she sets herself and her house on fire

• she is arrested

All are true of the mechanical hound except:

• it lives in a kennel inside the fire station

• it has eight insect-like legs

• its olfactory system can be set so that it has an intense sense of smell

• it only functions when there is a fire in session

• it has a four-inch steel needle filled with morphine that it injects in its prey