Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What aspect of Clarisse’s personality does Montag find most attractive?
2. What is the number assigned to Montag's fire squad?
3. How did Clarisse die?
4. What passes overhead that makes Montag feel urgency about his mission to understand?
5. Why are ambulance drivers called to Montag’s home?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Montag react after the book burning at the elderly woman’s home?
2. What does Clarisse question about Montag’s way of life, and how does he react to her questions?
3. Who is Clarisse McClellan, and how does Montag meet her?
4. How does Mildred react to Montag’s revelation?
5. Why does Beatty come to visit Montag after the book burning at the elderly woman’s home?
6. What horrifying scene does Montag come home to after escorting Clarisse back to the neighborhood, and what does this lead him to realize about Mildred?
7. What surprises Montag about Clarisse’s family when he first meets them?
8. According to Beatty, what was the main goal of the firemen when the book burnings first began, and how does this fit into the new society’s goal?
9. What is interesting about Guy Montag’s job as a fireman?
10. How does Montag feel about the elderly woman’s book burning the next morning?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Mildred symbolize the state of unhappiness in Montag’s society? What does Mildred value, and how do her obsessions affect her personal life, particularly in her marriage? What message is Bradbury sending the reader about the comparison between television and books? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Describe the society Montag lives in. What control does the government have over its people, and what is the motivation behind this control? Do you see any parallels between Montag’s society and our own? What do you think is Bradbury’s message about government and censorship? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Clarisse’s role in the novel. How does she act as a catalyst for Montag’s change? Do you think he could have / would have changed without her influence? Is it significant that catalyst to Montag’s change is a young, beautiful woman? Why or why not? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.
|
This section contains 883 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
