3.+Study+Questions+-+Part+1

** Questions for Discussions ** ** Pages 1-24 **
 * // Fahrenheit 451-The Hearth and the Salamander //**


 * 1) Who is Montag? How does he feel about his job?
 * 2) Instead of water, what does the fire hose spray?
 * 3) Who does Montag meet on his way home?
 * 4) For what “crimes” has Clarisse’s uncle been arrested? What does this tell you about this society?
 * 5) What makes Clarisse’s family different from the others in the neighborhood?
 * 6) What is Clarisse’s face like?
 * 7) What does Clarisse ask Montag?
 * 8) Describe the atmosphere inside Montag’s house.
 * 9) What had Mildred done? --->
 * 10) How does Mildred pass the time?
 * 11) The next day, what disturbing statement did Clarisse make?
 * 12) What metaphor does Bradbury use to describe the burning books?
 * 13) Describe the sounds and scents associated with Clarisse.
 * 14) What kinds of powers did Clarisse seem to have immediately over Montag?
 * 15) What do you think Montag has hidden in his house?
 * 16) Compare the “handymen” at the hospital with today’s health-care workers. From their conversation, can you tell if suicide attempts are common? What could be the reason for this?
 * 17) Do you think Montag is in love with Mildred? If so, what proof can you give?
 * 18) Clarisse describes herself as “insane.” Does she seem insane to you?
 * 19) Bradbury was describing a type of conflict when he wrote that Montag “felt his body divide.” What is this kind of conflict called?

**// Fahrenheit 451-The Hearth and the Salamander //** ** Questions for Discussions ** ** Pages 24-48 **


 * 1) Who is the mascot of the fire department? Describe who its victims are and how they are killed? (See page 25)
 * 2) How does the Hound react to Montag? What is he afraid of?
 * 3) What kinds of things does Clarisse do that seem so pleasant? (See page 28)
 * 4) How do the conversations Montag has with Clarisse differ from those he has with Mildred?
 * 5)  Describe school in the world of // Fahrenheit 451 // . How do students amuse themselves after school and on weekends? (See page 29-30)
 * 6) Does Clarisse have any friends? Why not?
 * 7) Is the country at peace?
 * 8) Who seemed to be directing Montag’s remarks at the fire station? Why did his comments make the other firemen suspicious?
 * 9) What do the rulebooks say about the Firemen of America? (See page 34)
 * 10) Why was the alarm at the old woman’s house so “inconvenient”?
 * 11) What reasons did Beatty give for burning the books?
 * 12) Montag’s feelings about Mildred and his life with her are changing. What is he beginning to think and feel? (See pages 42-46)
 * 13) What startling news did Mildred reveal?
 * 14) How does this society view animal life? What is Montag’s reaction to the game the fireman play with the Hound? What would your reaction be?
 * 15) Beatty explains why the Hound can’t “dislike” Montag. Compare how the two characters perceive the Hound.
 * 16) What does the conversation with Beatty indicate?
 * 17) How does Bradbury indicate that a week has passed?
 * 18)  What is the usual meaning of // antisocial // ? How is the meaning reversed in // Fahrenheit 451 // ?
 * 19) What purpose is served by the story about the Seattle fireman’s suicide?
 * 20) How does Montag feel after Clarisse disappears?
 * 21) What effect does the announcement of the impending war have on the firemen?
 * 22) What descriptive words did Bradbury choose to give his readers a concise image of the firemen? (See page 33). What image do you have of firemen?
 * 23) How do the names Stoneman and Black tell us something about them?
 * 24)  What is ludicrous about a // national // fire department? What can you infer about the government from this?
 * 25) What does Beatty’s treatment of the old woman tell you about his character?
 * 26) Why did the old woman quote Latimer (page 36)?

**// Fahrenheit 451-The Hearth and the Salamander //** **// Questions for Discussions //** **// Pages 48-68 //**


 * 1) What does Montag call the people on T.V.? How does Mildred feel about them?
 * 2) What made Montag sick to his stomach?
 * 3) Is Mildred sympathetic about Montag’s illness?
 * 4) How did Mildred react when Montag told her about the old woman burning alive with her books?
 * 5) Where did Montag hide the book he stole? Who found it? What did she do?
 * 6) How did the ever-increasing speed of society affect books according to Beatty?
 * 7) What became the most important thing in society?
 * 8) How did the objections of all the minority groups affect books?
 * 9) What publications are left for people to read?
 * 10) What did Beatty say about Clarisse?
 * 11) What did Montag have hidden in his house?
 * 12) What unspoken “deal” did Beatty make with Montag?
 * 13) Does Mildred look like anyone you’ve ever seen?
 * 14) How did Montag once describe the smell of kerosene to Clarisse? How does the fact that it now makes him sick connect with the plot?
 * 15) What conclusion did Montag reach about books because of the old woman’s actions?
 * 16) Does Mildred have a second self? What do you think it’s like?
 * 17) What is your reaction to Beatty’s statement that everyone must be alike—not born free and equal but made equal?
 * 18) What is Montag looking for in the books?