Ray Bradburys Fahrenheit 451

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PART THREE: During-Reading Activity - Reading Guide Question Set I Ms. Brown Grade 8

Part three: burning bright

Reading Guide Question Set I
DIRECTIONS: As your read PART THREE of Ray Bradburys Fahrenheit 451, answer the following questions to
reinforce your understanding of the plotline. Responses do not need to be written in I.C.E. format, but please be
sure to write in complete sentences and restate the question. Responses should be more than one (1) sentence
in length. Be sure to answer all parts of the question and use text evidence to support your ideas. Answers should
be written on a separate sheet of loose-leaf paper.

1. What
While does
Montag Beattys
responds to speech about
a suspected Clarisse
attic reportreveal about himwhy
in a womans doesspends
attic, Mildred he speak aboutinher
the night theso passionately?
parlor, so it is
presented as a form of entertainment. But what is the parlor what is its purpose in this futuristic society?
Entertainment . Read
2. What action hasthe text excerpts
Mildred taken, below to determine
and what does this what
showthe parlor
about herlooks like What
values? and what happens
do you thinkinshe
its means
three
walls. Then
whenexamine
she saysMildreds attitude toward
that everythings the parlor.
gone now?

3. Why do you think that everyone in the world of Fahrenheit 451 thinks that, as Beatty puts it, nothing will
ever happen to methere are no consequences and no responsibilities? Is this similar to people in our
society today?

4. What attitude or aspect of human nature is fire symbolic of? Think about Beattys philosophy of burning a
problem rather than facing it.

5. Why does Montag burn his entire house and everything in it?

6. Why do you think Beatty let the first alarm ride?

7. What is the earthquake that had come?

8. Why do Beattys eyes widen when Montag toggles the safety on his flame thrower? Why do you think
Montag kills him? Is it a simple act of revenge?

9. What does Bradburys description of Montags knee as being hit by a car really mean?

10. What do you think Montag is expressing regret about when he calls himself an awful fool, an idiot?

11. How does Montag know Beatty wanted to die? Why do you think he wanted to die?

12. What is remarkable and disturbing about the declaration of war scene at the gas station?
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13. Why do you think the kids who almost run over Montag could kill him for no reason at all in the world?

14. What does Montag do on the way to Fabers house, and why?

15. What does Montag mean when he says, I was saving something up and Its a wonder it didnt show on
me, like fat?

16. How does Faber feel now, and why?

17. What does Montags daydream about watching himself get caught by the Mechanical Hound on TV reveal
about his mental state? Connect this with question number 3could watching TV have something to do with
this?

18. What is Montags escape plan?