Fahrenheit 451 Reading Check 2

Who is Beatty? Montag's boss and fire chief A technician that comes to the house and pumps Mildred's stomach Clarisse's uncle How did the firemen know which houses had books? The mechanical hound sniffed them out They searched homes on certain days of the year People called and reported who had books What lie did Captain Beatty tell Montag? He said Clarisse was his daughter He said Mildred was next to be killed He said firemen never were used to prevent fires What did Montag do in the old lady’s attic? He gave her his phone number in case she needed help He took a book He quit his job Why were the alarms to burn always at night? Fires are prettier to watch at night and also people took it as a warning because they could see it easier The firemen had day jobs so they could not take off work to start fires It was against the law for firemen to be out during the daylight hours Why did the old woman light the match and commit suicide? To her, life is not worth living without books She was brainwashed by the government Someone paid her a million dollars to make that statement Who is Mildred’s "family?" Her neighbors across the street The characters on the parlor walls Mildred has no family What happened to Clarisse? She flew to South America where people were more like her She stole too many books from a museum and was killed She was hit by a car as a result of the old society being eliminated What is under Montag's pillow? A match Clarisse's journals A book he stole A map What is the "itch" Captain Beatty talks about? The desire to see what is in books The need to burn books The want to put out a fire The longing for family after working long hours