Fahrenheit 451 ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Fahrenheit 451
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Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
what do the firemen do for a living? - CORRECT ANSWER- firemen burn things and set
things on fire for a living. they usually use kerosene to start a burning fire. they mainly burn
books because it is against the law to read
why are the boo...
Fahrenheit 451 ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
what do the firemen do for a living? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔firemen burn things and set
things on fire for a living. they usually use kerosene to start a burning fire. they mainly burn
books because it is against the law to read
why are the books compared to books in the opening scene? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the
pages floating down look like bird wings. the fictional bird, phoenix, lights on fire and then
turns to ashes when it dies. when books are burned, they also turn into ashes. the phoenix is
able to give birth to a new baby phoenix out of the ashes.
what does Montag think of his job? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔it seems that he adores his
job, due to the way he polishes his fireman helmet, and hangs up his coat neatly, this shows
care and pride of his work
who does Montag meet on the way home? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Montag meets a
graceful yet slightly quirky woman named Clarisse McClellan on the way home who says
that she is seventeeen and insane.
Montag says" You never wash it off completely" referring to the kerosene. what could this
mean symbolically? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔once you do something you can no turn
back in time and take it back. You cannot run away from something and escape your
problems completely.
Why would Bradbury introduce Clarisse before Montag's wife, Mildred? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Clarisse plays a larger role then Montag's wife, Mildred. the characters
introduced in the start of a novel usually play a significant role as the protagonist or
antagonist
why does Mildred need help when Montag gets home? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Mildred
had taken a bottle of sleeping pills which you know because the bottle that was once full is
now empty
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