Fahrenheit 451 Review

What is an example of an extended metaphor?

• The color white to describe Clarisse

• Books are compared to winged creatures

• Parlor Walls are Mildred's family

• Beatty smiling furiously

What did the river symbolize?

• A cycle

• Going back to the past

• Rebirth, renewal, a new chapter

• Water

What are the rules of society in Fahrenheit 451? Select all that apply.

• People have to drive fast in the streets

• Books are banned

• Firemen stop fires

• Citizens should memorize literature

What are the three things Faber said were missing from society?

• Leisure to absorb knowledge

• Quality of information

• Right to take action on what is read

• Schools to teach about knowledge

Which event was the climax/turning point of the novel?

• The old lady sets herself on fire with the books and Montag grabs a couple of books

• Faber and Montag come up with a plan

• Clarisse's death

• Montag sets his house on fire and kills Beatty

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

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

What two things make Montag realize that he must change his life?

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

• A woman refuses to give up her books and Clarisse moves away

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

• His wife betrays him and Clarisse is there to comfort him

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

• Cautious and guilty

• He hates his job

• Enthusiastic and confident

• Worried about his salary

According to Clarisse, why is Montag “not like the others”?

• He reads books, unlike everyone else.

• He sneaks books into his home.

• He doesn’t like his job anymore.

• He actually listens and talks and looks at her.