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English
8th -
11thgrade
Fahrenheit 451 Part 2: The Sieve and the Sand
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhen they first begin to read the books, Mildred...Immediately agrees with Montag that the books are important.Runs away and tells the authorities what Montag has done.Is uninterested and confused by the books.Does not care that Montag has begun to read the books.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Montag reach out to Faber the first time?Since Clarisse died, Montag needs a friend to talk to.Montag is confused by the books he stole, and he needs a teacher.Faber is an English Professor, and Montag wants to learn how to become a Professor as well.Montag finds the phone number Faber gave him and is curious if he is still alive.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the significance of the sieve and the sand?It shows the slow passing of time in the world.It is a metaphor for Mildred's feelings toward Montag.It is a metaphor for knowledge and Montag's want of it.It shows how powerful the words of books can be.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Faber say about the physical books?They are not what is important; it is what is stated in books where the true power lies.Without the actual book binding itself, all the words in books are useless.There is nothing important about books or what they have hidden within.Never judge a book by its cover.
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the first thing Faber mentions is missing from people's lives?
Iphones
Quality information.
A College Education.
Books.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the second thing Faber says people are missing in their lives?Examination.School.Leisure time.Protests.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the third thing Faber states is missing?Freedom to pursue dreams.Freedom to move and travel around the world.Freedom to act without fear.Freedom of religion.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Faber do for Montag to help him to talk to Beatty?Prepares his speech for him.Goes to the firehouse with Montag to speak with BeattyGives him an earpiece so that Faber can speak to Montag at all times.Refuses to help Montag.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Montag do to Mildred and her friends?Laughs at them.Reads poetry to them.Forces them to read a book.Asks them to leave.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Montag say to Mrs. Bowels?He describes all the bad things in her life that have happened and he makes her cry.He tells her that she is going to be shipped off to join the army.He tells her to read a book.He tells her she is the only person he believes will understand books.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Where do the Firemen drive to at the end of Part II?
Montag's house.
Faber's house.
Clarisse's house.
The White House
- 12. Multiple ChoiceAll of the following describe Clarisse McClellan EXCEPT:17 and insanean outcastafraid of kids her ageMontag's love interest
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat literary devise is the following an example of?
Dandy Dental Detergent, Denham's Dentifrice, Dentrifice, Dentrificesimilemetaphoralliterationonomatopeis - 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat conspiracy does Montag discuss with Faber?To plant books in firemen's houses.To program the Mechanical Hound against Captain Beatty.To read books through people's earbuds.To burn down the firehouse.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich poem does Montag read aloud to Mildred's friends?Don't Go Gentle Into That Good NightDover BeachThe Road Not TakenHope Is the Thing With Feathers
- 16. Multiple ChoiceEach of the following show how cold and impersonal Mildred's friends are EXCEPT:'I plunk the children in school nine days out of ten. I put up with them when they come home three days a month.""I've had two children by Caesarian section. No use going through all that agony for a baby!""Mrs. Phelps was crying. She sobbed uncontrollably.""He said, if I get killed off, you just go right ahead and don't cry, but get married again, and don't think of me."
- 17. Multiple Choice"He had seen that old man in the black suit hide something, quickly, in his coat. ...The old man leapt up as if to run." The ellipses (...) indicate that this is a _____.part to skip overinternal conflictmetaphorflashback
- 18. Multiple Choice"I don't think he knows which book I stole. But how do I choose a substitute? Do I turn in Mr. Jefferson? Mr. Thoreau?" This quotation contains an example of _____.allusionreferenceironypropaganda
- 19. Multiple ChoiceAccording to Montag, how many Atomic Wars has the United States won since 1990?4372
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhy didn't Faber stand up and protest when the first book burnings began?He agreed with the book burnings.He didn't know they were happening until it was too late.He did, but they put him in jail, so now he is quiet about it.He was too scared to stand up.
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat book does Faber read to Montag?Fahrenheit 451Great ExpectationsRomeo and JulietThe Bible
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhere does Mildred hide the books?In the attic.In the refrigerator.In the AC vent.In the bushes.
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhile on the subway, Montag's thoughts are interrupted by a commercial over a loud speaker. He was trying to understand:the final words of the lady who burned herselfsomething Clarisse had said to hima passage from the Biblethe notes he had written a year ago about Faber
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat literary device? "So now do you see why books are hated and feared? They show the pores in the face of life."metaphorsimileforeshadowingallusion
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhy were porches and gardens removed?They were creating an environmental hazard.They encouraged people to sit, think, and talk.They looked too pretty.They were misunderstood.
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhat theme is covered in the reading?It is important to defend knowledgeReading leads to misery.Books.Television is a wonderful invention
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhy was the last liberal arts college shut down?lack of fundinglack of studentswarnot enough professors
- 28. Multiple ChoiceFahrenheit 451 qualifies as Dystopian literature for all of the following reasons, except:It contains technological advances that enslave humans or regiment their lives.There is very little interest in nature; no one cares about it or pays any attention to it.People have great freedom in their lives and are allowed to think independently.There is a collective loss of memory and history making mankind easier to manipulate psychologically and ultimately leading to dehumanization.
- 29. Multiple ChoiceOne of the major themes is the concept of burning. Why are 'burning' and 'fire' significant to the story?Burning can be seen as a form of punishmentBurning and fire can be seen as a form of rebirth and new beginningsBurning and fire can be seen as giving order to societyBurning and fire are not significant to the book
- 30. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the theme: “The televisor…tells you what to think and blasts it in.”Conformity vs. IndividualityHappinessCensorshipFreedom of Thought
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