Fahrenheit 451 Multiple choice

1.     Before meeting Clarisse Mclellan how does Montag feel about his job as a fireman?
A. Angry
B. Confused
C. Happy
D. Excited
2. How does Clarisse first describe herself as to Montag?
A. Seventeen and Crazy
B. Seventeen and obnoxious
C. Mature and Serious
D. Evil
3. How does Mildred address her attempted suicide the morning after with Montag?
A. remorseful
B. Denial
C. Happiness
D. Depression
4. Why is Montag different from the other fireman as stated by Clarisse?
A. He does not listen to her
B. He listens to her
C. He yells at her
D. He creates fires
5. "The Hound half rose in its kennel and looked at him with green-blue neon light
flickering in its suddenly activated eyebulbs. It growled again, a strange rasping
combination of electrical sizzle, a frying sound, a scraping of metal, a turning of cogs
that seemed rusty and ancient with suspicion.
"No, no, boy," said Montag, his heart pounding.
He saw the silver needle extended upon the air an inch, pull back, extend, pull back.
The growl simmered in the beast and it looked at him."  In the novel this is an example of?
A. Allegory
B. Metaphor
C. Foreshadowing
D. Tone
6. How did the firemen know which houses had books?
A. The books all had bar codes on the back covers. These could be read for up to one mile
              away by a special computerized track.
B. Neighbors, family members, and friends became informants and telephoned the authorities.
C. They conducted random searches.
D. The fire dogs could sniff them out.
7. . What did Montag do in the old lady's attic?
a. He took a book.
b. He sat and cried.
c. He destroyed all of her old family pictures.
d. He took a nap

8. "One drop of rain. Clarisse. Another drop. Mildred. A third. The uncle. A fourth. The
fire tonight. One, Clarisse. Two, Mildred. Three, uncle. Four, fire, One, Mildred, two,
Clarisse. One, two, three, four, five, Clarisse, Mildred, uncle, fire, sleeping-tablets,
men, disposable tissue, coat-tails, blow, wad, flush, Clarisse, Mildred, uncle, fire,
tablets, tissues, blow, wad, flush. One, two, three, one, two, three! Rain. The storm." Identify the literary technique used in this quote?
A. Allusion
B. Mood
C. Motif
D. Anaphora

9. “It was a pleasure to burn.
It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed.
With the brass nozzle in his fists, with this great python spitting its venomous kerosene upon the world, the blood pounded in his head, and his hands were the hands of some amazing conductor playing all the symphonies of blazing and burning to bring down the tatters and charcoal ruins of history.” Describe the characters mood in this excerpt.
A. Hateful
B. Jealous
C. Pleasure
D. Respectful
10. How was Clarisse killed?
A. By the hound
B. She was hit by a car
C. Ninjas
D. The fireman burnt her and her house down together
11. What is the overall theme of the story?
A. Revenge
B. What goes around comes around
C. Enlightenment
D. Happily ever after

12. Her face was slender and milk-white, and in it was a kind of gentle hunger that touched over everything with tireless curiosity. It was a look, almost, of pale surprise; the dark eyes were so fixed to the world that no move escaped them. Her dress was white and it whispered. This is an example of:
A. Indirect characterization
B. Direct characterization
C. Simile
D. Characterization

13. Who was Faber?
A. He was Montag's brother-in-law, and another sympathizer.
B. He was second in command after Beatty.
C. He was a retired English professor.
D. He was the chief physician at Emergency Hospital.

14. Why did Montag go to see Faber?
A. He needed a duplicate copy of the stolen book before he returned the original to Captain Beatty.
B. Faber had been a friend of Montag's wife's family. Montag thought Faber could give him advice about how to help his wife.
C. He wanted Faber to translate the books that were not in English.
D. He wanted to get information about others who had books. He thought that giving the information to Beatty might help his career.

15. What did Montag and the intellectual hobos believe their mission to be once the war was ended?
A. They wanted to learn from previous mistakes and always to remember.
B. They wanted to convert any survivors to their way of thinking.
C. They wanted to teach everyone how to read.
D. They wanted to pursue and kill any remaining firemen so they couldn't start burning books again.