Fahrenheit 451 Exam Review
Tomorrow's exam will consist of the following:
Multiple Choice (7)
Make sure you are very familiar with each main character in the novel.
Review conversations between Montag and Clarisse.
Review the speech Beatty delivers at Montag's house.
Matching (10)
The characters listed on the exam are: teenagers, handymen, Montag, Granger, Mechanical Hound, Clarisse's uncle, Clarisse, Mildred and police. Know who they are and what they do in the novel.
Short Answer (15)
There will be five short answer questions for each of the three sections.
Part One: The Hearth and the Salamander
What two symbols on Montag’s uniform seem to hypnotize Clarisse?
Explain the irony of Clarisse being labeled antisocial.
Why does Beatty refer to the old woman’s books as the Tower of Babel?
Why does Beatty visit Montag?
What happens to firemen who have books?
Part Two: The Sieve and the Sand
Why does Montag seek help from Faber? Who is he?
Recount Montag’s flashback of the sieve and the sand.
Who does Faber blame for book burnings? Why do they let go of the lovely books?
According to Faber, what is the difference between books and TV?
What does Montag do that upsets Mildred and her friends?
Part Three: Burning Bright
What does Montag suddenly realize about Beatty’s death?
Who is Granger? What does he give to Montag?
Why can’t the government officials admit that Montag escaped them?
Why won’t Montag grieve if his wife dies?
Why does Granger refer to this time as the Dark Ages?
Multiple Choice (7)
Make sure you are very familiar with each main character in the novel.
Review conversations between Montag and Clarisse.
Review the speech Beatty delivers at Montag's house.
Matching (10)
The characters listed on the exam are: teenagers, handymen, Montag, Granger, Mechanical Hound, Clarisse's uncle, Clarisse, Mildred and police. Know who they are and what they do in the novel.
Short Answer (15)
There will be five short answer questions for each of the three sections.
Part One: The Hearth and the Salamander
What two symbols on Montag’s uniform seem to hypnotize Clarisse?
Explain the irony of Clarisse being labeled antisocial.
Why does Beatty refer to the old woman’s books as the Tower of Babel?
Why does Beatty visit Montag?
What happens to firemen who have books?
Part Two: The Sieve and the Sand
Why does Montag seek help from Faber? Who is he?
Recount Montag’s flashback of the sieve and the sand.
Who does Faber blame for book burnings? Why do they let go of the lovely books?
According to Faber, what is the difference between books and TV?
What does Montag do that upsets Mildred and her friends?
Part Three: Burning Bright
What does Montag suddenly realize about Beatty’s death?
Who is Granger? What does he give to Montag?
Why can’t the government officials admit that Montag escaped them?
Why won’t Montag grieve if his wife dies?
Why does Granger refer to this time as the Dark Ages?