F451 Intro

At the beginning of the book, to show how Montag feels about his job, the text states, "It was a ____ to burn."

• Terror

• Misery

• Joy

• Pleasure

As Montag is walking home from the firehouse, he meets a young woman named Clarisse who is wearing what color dress?

• Pink

• White

• Blue

• Golden

After Clarisse McLellan asks Montag if he is happy, Montag realizes what?

• He is so lucky to have a job that is so fulfilling

• Clarisse McLellan actually has a twin brother that works at the fire station

• He has been wearing his happiness like a mask, and now that mask has been snatched away

• He never wants to see Clarisse McLellan again because she keeps him from focusing

Which of the following is most true about Clarisse?

• She is observant; she is a noticer

• She wants to intern with Montag at the firehouse

• She is twenty years old

• She loves watching television and going to amusement parks

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

According to Montag, kerosene is just....

• Disgusting

• A perfume to him

• Too expensive

• To be used a little bit at a time

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of these authors does Montag not mention as specific writers the firemen burn?

• Millay

• Tennyson

• Faulker

• Whitman

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Montag muses that the light coming from Clarisse's face is not like the frantic light of electricity, but rather it is like...

• A candle

• The moon

• The sun

• A soft moonstone

After her overdose on sleeping tablets, what happened to Mildred?

• She died

• She woke up in a panic

• She had her stomach pumped and a blood transfusion

• Her old stomach was taken out and a new stomach was put in by handymen

After Mildred overdoses, Montag goes to stand outside of Clarisse's house because...

• He blames her for Mildred's predicament

• He just wants to listen to the easy laughter coming from her house and hear what her family is saying

• He wants to see if he can get the number of real medical doctors from Clarisse

• He wants to ask Clarisse about the dew on the grass and the man in the moon

While he is standing outside of Clarisse's house, Montag thinks he hears Clarisse's uncle say that this is the age of the...

• Food delivery service

• Empty police car

• Disposable tissue

• Plastic Tupperware container