Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Review Book 1

Questions

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1. Explain the contradiction in the following lines: “The room was not empty,” and “the

room was indeed empty.”

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2. What causes Montag to realize that he is not happy? Why is he unable to hide it any longer?

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3. How do teens in Fahrenheit 451 differ from teens in your community? How are they the same?

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4. “The voice clock mourned out the cold hour of the cold morning of a still colder year.” What effect does the repetition have on the quote passage? What is the meaning behind this quote?

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5. Discuss passages that suggest Montag thinks for himself now that Clarisse is gone.

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6. Montag’s hands are infected. What other body parts are soon to be infected? What is this “dis-ease” that is spreading through Montag? How has the motif of hands shown the progression of his disease?

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7. Montag realizes that he is responsible for not just murdering a woman, but for murdering a lifetime of thoughts. What does he mean by this?

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8. Discuss the passage Montag quotes from Gulliver’s Travels: “It is computed that eleven thousand persons have at several times suffered death rather than submit to break their eggs at the smaller end.” What does it mean? What does it foreshadow?

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9. Locate at least 3 objects in the novel and explain how each is symbolic. What is revealed about the society in each objects symbolism?

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10. Locate at least 3 similes and 1 metaphor in the novel. Your responses should focus on pages 18-68. Explain what is being compared and how the two may be similar.

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11. Locate and explain at least 3 examples of irony in the text. Your response should focus on pages 18-68. Identify the type of irony used.

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12. Characterize Mildred. What does she look like? What does she say? What do others say about her? Overall, what do we know about her?

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13. Reread pages 64-68. What do you predict will occur in Book Two based on Montag’s reaction on those pages?