| A | B |
|---|
| Fahrenheit 451 | The temperature at which book paper burns |
| Salamander | (concept of nature) a visual representation of fire. In mythology, a salamdner endures flames without burning |
| Hearth | The protection around a fireplace; also, the warmth of fire - home |
| The great python | the firehose looks like a serpent; it reminds the reader of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden with the serpent ; it's a reminder of Adam &Eve's temptation to disobey God |
| Phoenix | a mythical bird, it's one of a kind; at the end of 500 years, it perches on its nest and sings until sunlight ignites it. After the body burns, a worm emerges from the ashes and develops into the next phoenix |
| Seashells | "electronic bees"; block out thoughts and puts mindless entertainment in the place of a person's thoughts |
| Parlor/Family Television | actually replaces the viewer's "real" family; it's artificial |
| Guy Montag | GUY Faulkes in 1605 was responsible for a plot to blow up the British house of Parliament; MONTAG trademark of "Mead", a U.S. paper company, MONTAG is also the name of a Furnace Manufacturer |
| Who is Guy Montag? | A fireman |
| What is the job of Montag the fireman? | He finds books and burns them |
| Who is Clarisse McClellan? | She is a young girl who likes to think and talk |
| What smelled like perfume to Montag? | The kerosene |
| What question did Clarisse ask Montag? | Are you happy? |
| Who is Mildred? | she is Montag's wife |
| What happened to Mildred in Part 1? | She took an overdose of sleeping pills and had to have her stomach and blood pumped clean |
| Why did Emergency Hospital send technicians instead of a doctor to treat the patient? | That kind of procedure was so common that technician-operated machines had been developed to treat the patient |
| What were parlor walls? | They were a kind of surround television with which the audience could interact |
| What kind of animal was the robot that was equipped with a steel needle, and programmed to hunt and kill? | A hound |
| What did Montag think had been done to the Mechanical Hound? | He thought it had been programmed to act against Montag |
| Clarisse was part of the old society where taling and thinking were appreciated. How was this viewed by the others? | She was thought to be insane |
| Where did Clarisse get most of her information about the way life used to be? | Her uncle told her. |
| Who was Captain Beatty? | He was Montag's boss at work |
| How did the firemen know which houses had books? | Neighbors, family members and friends became informants and telephoned the authorities |
| What lie did Captain Beatty tell Montag? | He told Montag that firemen had never been used to prevent fires, only to start them |
| What did Montag do in the old lady's attic? | He stole a book |
| How did the firemen provide as much of a show as possible? | They had the fires at night when they look prettier |
| What did the old woman do? | She lit the match and then committed suicide |
| What happened to Clarisse? | She was hit by a car |
| What was Montag afraide would happen when the Captain came to visit? | He was afraid the Captain would find the book he had stolen from the old lady |
| What did Captain Beatty believe? | He believed that books put upsetting thoughts in people's minds and kept them from being happy and satisfied |
| What did Montag do after the captain had laeft the house? | He showed Mildred the books he had been stealing and hiding |
