Reading Comprehension Unit 1
1.
Who wrote Fahrenheit 451?
a) Isaac Asimov.
b) William Gibson.
c) Ray Bradbury.
d) Ursula K. Le Guin.
2. What is the relevance of the title of Fahrenheit 451?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Fahrenheit 451 is the degree at which paper burns.
Fahrenheit 451 is the degree at which people burn.
Fahrenheit 451 is the center of a nuclear explosion.
Fahrenheit 451 is the temperature of a human heart.
3. What is one of the major themes in Fahrenheit 451?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Money Is Evil.
Poetry Is Evil.
Love Conquers All.
Censorship.
4. In the novel Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag is a ___________ that _________ fires.
a)
b)
c)
d)
5.
fireman; starts
fireman; prevents
police officer; starts
police officer; prevents
In Part 1 of the novel Fahrenheit 451, the relationship between Guy Montag and his
wife Mildred can best be described as:
a) Wonderful; Mildred loves spending time with Montag and cares about his job and
emotions.
b) Dysfunctional; it is clear Mildred loves her TV family more than her real life. She spends
more time watching TV than she does with her own husband.
c) Loving; Montag and Mildred do everything they can to ensure the other is happy and
healthy.
d) Work in progress; even though their relationship seems broken, they are both doing
everything they can to try and repair it.
6.
What happens to Clarisse McClellan in Part 1 of Fahrenheit 451?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Clarisse moves out of the neighborhood with her family.
Clarisse gets a new job and doesn't have time to walk with Montag each day.
Clarisse is supposedly hit by a car and killed.
Clarisse gets really sick and has to stay in the hospital.