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F451 Part 2
review for part 2 of the novel
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How does Mildred react to the Montag reading the books | finds them frustrating; prefers television |
| What is Mildred's favorite topic of discussion | herself |
| What/Who came to the door while Montag was reading the books to Mildred | The mechanical hound |
| What does Montag get upset about on the subway | the commercial jingle (Denham's Dental Detergent) |
| Why does Montag reach out to Faber for the first time | He is confused by the books he stole and needs a teacher |
| Who is Faber | a former professor of English and Montag's teacher |
| What book did Montag steal from the woman's house and take to Faber? | the Bible |
| How does Montag convince Faber to help him | he begins to destroy the book he brought with him |
| What is the plan to avoid giving Beatty the book he stole | he will give him a substitute book and hope he doesn't realize its a different book |
| what 3 things does Faber say are missing from society | Quality of Information Time to think about information that is given The right to act on the information that is learned |
| What is the green thing Faber gives to Montag | an ear piece so they can communicated long distances |
| What does Faber do through the green thing that he gives Montag | Reads, Listens to what others are saying, gives Montag advice on what to say |
| Why does Montag get upset with Mildred and her friends (3 things) | because they are shallow, are uninterested in anything that isn't television, treat devastating things, like war, as unimportant |
| Where did Mildred hide all of Montag's books | behind the fridge |
| Why did Mildred hide all of Montag's books | she wanted to burn them slowly without him noticing |
| How does Captain Beatty back up his arguments to Montag | by quoting Literature |
| Where does the Fire Department go at the end of the Chapter | To Montag's house |
| teeming | swarming; crowded |
| suffused | covered, immersed, saturated |
| gorged | as a beast, misshapen enraged |
| strewn | scattered or dispersed |
| intuitive | instinctual ability to make inferences |
| profusion | abundance, excess |
| insidious | sinister, evil |
| complement | to go with, accompaniment |
| invigorate | revitalize, refresh |
| hone | refine, improve, sharpen |
| torrent | rush, surge, flood |
| oracle | vision, prophecy, a person who gives divine knowledge |
| discourse | communication of thoughts by words; talk; conversation |
| perfunctory | lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; indifferent or apathetic |
| vantage | a place or position affording a good view of something |