Fahrenheit 451 Ch 1
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| What do firemen do in the world of Fahrenheit 451? | They burn books.
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| What is written on the firemen's helmets? | 451
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| What are the two professional symbols that Montag wears? | A salamander on his arm and a Phoenix-disc on his chest.
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| What does Montag say he always smells like? | Kerosene
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| Who does Montag run into on his way home? | Clarisse
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| Why is it ironic that so many people are afraid of firemen? | Firemen generally help people and put out fires rather than starting them.
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| How do the doors work? | They are touch activated-they know you by touch and open automatically.
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| What is etched on Montag's lighter? | A salamander
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| What did Montag hit with his foot? | An empty bottle of happy/sleeping pills.
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| What is Montag's wife's name? | Mildred
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| What are the two machines being used on Montag's wife? What do they do? | A stomach pump, which gets all the bad stuff out of the body, and a blood transmitter which replaces her blood. In other words, the machines suck out the sadness and fill her with happiness. The machines are compared to a snake because it is a long hose.
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| Where does the laugher that Montag hears come from? | Clarisse's house
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| Explain Montag's toaster. What does it do? | It is silver. It pops out the toast where it is then grabbed by a silver hand and drenched with butter and put on the plate.
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| What did Mildred have in her ears? | Seashells, which were like present day headphones, which play music.
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| What did Mildred remember of the night before? Or what did she pretend to remember? | She claimed to remember not sleeping well and feeling terrible. She also claims to remember having a party at their house.
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| What kind of program is Mildred going to watch in the afternoon? | A play that she is in. The plot is similar to that of a soap opera.
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| Explain Montag's television. What does Mildred want for the television that Montag claims they cannot afford? | It is 3 screens taking up 3 walls of the parlor. Mildred wants a 4th wall.
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| What does Clarissw rub under her chin? Why? | A dandelion because if it rubs off it means you're in love.
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| What does Clarisse's psychiatrist want to know? | He wants to know what she does with her free time.
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| According to Clarisse, how is Montag "not like the others"? | He actually listens to her and cares about what she's saying.
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| Describe the Mechanical Hound. | It is a vicious robotic dog that sniffs out books. It has 8 legs and a large need,e that it can kill stuff with.
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| What do the firemen bet on dull nights? | They bet to see which of the chickens, rats, or cats the Hound could kill first, or how fast he can catch them.
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| What happens when Montag touches the muzzle? | It growls.
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| How did Montag escape the Hound and get to the upper level of the firehouse? | He grabbed the pole and it pulled him up.
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| What is Montag's theory on why the Hound reacted the way it did? | He says it doesn't like him.
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| How many times before had the Hound reacted this way toward Montag? | Twice before this time.
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| Why had Montag never had any children? | He says his wife doesn't want children.
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| What is different about Montag's laugh? | It is relaxed and genuine.
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| Explain a school day in the world of Fahrenheit 451. | You watch TV, play sports, learn transcription history (lies about burning books in the past), paint, then play more sports.
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| Why does Clarisse find it odd that people find her to be antisocial? | Because their idea of social isn't social at all, and she is the real social one.
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| Name one thing that Clarisse talks about that is different today than in the past. | Violence has increased; kids kill each other for fun.
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