Fahrenheit 451
Burning Bright
Pages 113-136
1. To what did Bradbury compare
the scene at Montag’s house?
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A carnival
Pg 113
2. How did Beatty describe
Clarisse?
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Idiot
Damn do-gooder
Pg 113-114
3. What did Mildred regret losing in
the fire?
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Her “family”– the TV and its shows
Pg 114
4. Who turned in the alarm on
Montag?
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Mildred
But the friends had turned one in that
Beatty ignored
Pg 117
5. Why was Montag afraid to run?
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He was afraid of the Mechanical Hound
killing him
Pg 116
6. What did Beatty discover when he hit
Montag? Because of the discovery,
what did he threaten to do?
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The “green bullet” that was the radio
between Montag and Faber
Track Faber down and “pay him a visit”
Pg 118
7. Why did Beatty make Montag burn
his house with the flame thrower?
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To make it more personal
To make Montag feel even more pain
Pg 116
8. What old feeling came back to Montag as
he burned his own house?
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The pleasure to burn
But it was different than before
Pg 116
9. Why did Montag kill Beatty?
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Because he was going to find Faber
Pg 118-119
10. Montag realized that Beatty wanted to
die. What explanation can you give for
this?
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Your opinion– but…
I think Beatty knew that the cycle (of
buring books) wasn’t right– and I think that
Beatty wanted to die a martyr and go down
as a hero.
Pg 122
11. What happened to the
Mechanical Hound?
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Montag destroyed it with his flamethrower
But it still stabbed Montag in the leg
Pg 120
12. What two announcements did
Montag hear on the seashell radio?
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That he was a wanted man
War had been declared
Pg 124-125
13. Why is it appropriate that war in finally
declared at this point in the novel? How does
this correlate with the inner Montag and his
relationship to society?
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Because of the war that’s been between
Montag and the society is finally coming to
fruition– it’s been building all the way
through the book but is now a reality
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14. What happened when Montag
crossed the ten lane highway?
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A car full of kids tried to kill him
Pg 127-129
15. What did Montag do at the
fireman’s house?
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Leave a book on the counter and then call
in an alarm on the fireman
Pg 129-130
16. When Montag arrives at Faber’s, how
does he act differently than he did
during his last visit there?
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Not as anxious- not as dependent on Faber.
Pg 130-136
17. Where is Montag going after he
leaves Faber’s house?
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To the railroad tracks- to find the hobo
(walking) camps
Pg 132
18. Who is hiding out in the hobo
camps? Why?
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Harvard grads
Because they’re wanted and hunted in the
cities
Pg 132
19. Where will Faber be going on
the 5am bus? Why?
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St. Louis
The see a retired printer to get copies of
the books made
Pg 132
20. What do Montag and Faber see
on his small television?
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A new Mechanical Hound searching for
Montag
Pg 133
21. Why do you think Montag took a set of
Faber’s clothes and the whiskey?
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To help kill his smell so the Mechanical
Hound can’t find him
Pg 136