F451 Review

Reread the excerpt from page 1: "It was a pleasure to burn. It was a special pleasure to see things blackened and changed". The word choice/diction in this excerpt conveys that burning is ______

• beautiful

• horrific

• inspiring

• powerful

Reread the following excerpt from Montag's first conversation with Clarisse: "Kerosene...is nothing but perfume to me". What does this reveal about Montag's perspective?

• That he is indifferent about his job.

• That he is proud of burning books for work.

• That he is embarrassed about what he does for a living.

• That he is apprehensive about sharing too much about his job.

Clarisse McCllelan can best be described as....

• Shy with a physical disability.

• A young girl who likes to think and talk.

• Extremely rigid and law-abiding.

• A flirtatious young girl.

Which of the following best describes what The Mechanical Hound represents?

• the importance of using technology to keep society safe

• the connection between technology and nature

• the benefits of technology in the workforce

• the danger of manipulated technology

Reread this excerpt from page 21: "He felt his body divide itself into a hotness and a coldness, a softness and a hardness, a trembling and a not trembling, the two halves grinding one upon the other".

What does the figurative language in this sentence reveal about Montag?

• He is angry with Clarisse for asking so many questions.

• He is torn between who he is and who he wants to be.

• He is willing to do anything to be a successful fireman.

• He is no longer going to let Clarisse intimidate him.

During the scene at the old woman's house, what theme is developed by the line 'you can't ever have my books'?

• Censorship is immoral.

• Knowledge is indestructible.

• Books aren't worth protecting.

• Corrupt governments eventually collapse.

After the situation with the old woman, Montag returns home. Why doesn't Montag 'want the light' on?

• He doesn't want to face the horrible things he's done.

• He doesn't want to see how sad his house looks.

• He doesn't want to believe books are dangerous.

• He doesn't want to confront Mildred's anger.

Reread this excerpt from Beatty on page 59: "What do the books say, he wonders. Oh, to scratch that itch, eh? Well, Montag, take my word for it. I've had to read a few in my time, to know what I was about, and the books say nothing! Nothing you can teach or believe".

Beatty's statement is ironic because he...

• has read multiple books over the years

• is arguing that most people find books odious

• believes that the government was wrong to ban books

• wants Montag to reveal the stolen book and incriminate himself.

Based on page 64, Montag was radicalized by...

• The relatives on television in the parlor.

• Mildred's need to constantly be distracted.

• Beatty's speech about the fireman's purpose.

• His interactions with Clarisse and the old woman.

The title of Part 1: The Hearth and the Salamander can best be described as ...

• foreshadowing Montag's path of destruction, just like the mythological salamander.

• irony about Montag's world

• a metaphor for Mildred's lack of empathy

• a motif demonstrating the beauty of fire