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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why are ambulance drivers called to Montag’s home?
2. How does Mildred react to the sound when Montag is reading in the kitchen?
3. Which of the following causes increased paranoia for Montag?
4. How did Clarisse die?
5. Why does Montag believe the firedog has come to view him as an enemy?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Montag treated on his first day back at work after his “illness”?
2. What does Montag come to suspect about the mechanical firedog at his work?
3. 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?
4. What does Montag reveal to Mildred after Beatty leaves their home?
5. How does Montag feel about the elderly woman’s book burning the next morning?
6. 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?
7. What does the elderly woman do before the firemen light the blaze in her home?
8. What does Montag realize about life in his society as the technicians work on Mildred?
9. What is Mildred Montag’s obsession, and how does it affect her personal life?
10. How does Montag react after the book burning at the elderly woman’s home?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does Captain Beatty represent in regards to government and censorship. Do you think Beatty believes in the value of his societal position, or is he simply an insecure man with power to exploit? Why might Beatty want society to be completely homogenous, and what does his treatment of Montag tell you about his character? 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
What does the river in Fahrenheit 451 symbolize? In what ways are both fire and water used as cleansing agents in the novel? Then, describe the two daydreams Montag experiences while floating down the river, and what they express about his character journey. Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.
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