| A | B |
| Faber | symbolizes the "tool" of learning, Faber-Castell is a pencil company; Peter Faber was a tutor to Loyola (the founder of colleges) |
| Fire | dual image; to destroy (like burning books) or warmth and comfort |
| Mechanical Hound | represents the strong hand of dictatorship; the growl is the barometer of Montag's growing unhappiness; it is an enforcer of government |
| Stoneman and Black | symbolizes hardness of the heart(stone - man); black is the color of the firefighter's skin |
| Beatty | "beats" Montag down; he baits him |
| Sieve and the Sand | explains Montag's goal to learn the knowledge he reads in books; like sand falling through a sieve, he thinks if he can read fast enough some of the wisdom might stick beofre it falls thorugh the sieve of his mind |
| What had Faber designed that allowed him to be in constant contact with Montag? | transmitter |
| What did Montag need Faber to do with the stolen book before he returned the original to Captain Beatty? | duplicate |
| Whose home was the destination of the alarm on the night that Montag returned to work at the firehouse? | Montag |
| Where did Faber decide to go to enlist the help of an unemployed printer to begin making copies of books? | St. Louis |
| Who was the retired English professor that Montag met in the park? | Faber |
| Where did Montag burn the book of poetry so that he could convince Mildred's friends that he was playing a joke on them? | incinerator |
| What did Montag and Faber want to cast on all firemen by planting books in their homes and turning alarms in on them? | suspicion |
| What was Montag willing to do to the book to convince Faber to help carry out the plan? | destroy it |
| What three things did Faber feel were missing from life? | quality and texture of information, leisure time to think, carry out actions based on information and leisure time |
| Where did Montag hide his books after the ladies left? | backyard |