Fahrenheit 451 Quiz #2

Choose the word or phrase that BEST explains the meaning of the underlined word or phrase: Pinkie always wanted a pet, Phoenix.

• half-man half-lion

• Jet

• a breed of hound

• a mythical bird that rises from its own ashes

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Choose the word or phrase that BEST explains the meaning of the underlined word or phrase: When a loved one dies, we mourn them.

• forget

• show sorrow

• bury

• cremate

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Choose the word or phrase that BEST explains the meaning of the underlined word or phrase: The lighter would not ignite.

• catch fire

• work

• provide illumination

• spark

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Carefully read the questions below, then choose the BEST answer for each question: What traits bother Montag about Mildred?

• She is like a stranger, and shallow

• She has ideas, and likes to talk about them

• She is rude and angry

• She is quiet and polite

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Carefully read the questions below, then choose the BEST answer for each question: In what ways did Clarisse influence Montag?

• He begins to think about his relationship with Mildred

• He notices the world around him more

• He begins to question the practices of society

• All of the above

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Carefully read the questions below, then choose the BEST answer for each question: What kind of education do the kids at Clarisse's school get?

• Lots of sports, and abstract art and free time to race cars and break things

• They are in a strict society where they study non-stop

• Everyone is taught how to be a fireman

• The same kind as we do at Mt. Eden

Carefully read the questions below, then choose the BEST answer for each question: What does the “sickness” in Montag’s arm make him do at the next call?

• Burn the woman
• Steal a book

• Take a wrong turn

• Grab her and take her to the cop car

From what point of view is the novel written?

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd person

• a and b

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What does Mildred think happened to Clarisse?

• She moved away with her family

• She was run over by a car

• She was expelled from school

• She was taken away to the insane asylum

What is it about the woman’s death that bothers Montag the most?

• The cops weren’t doing their job by getting there first

• There must be a reason she would die for her books

• They weren’t able to light the fire.

• She was crazy