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What do the firemen do in the world of Fahrenheit 451?
Burn books
What is written on the firemen's helmets?
451
What are the two professional symbols that Montag wears?
Salamander and phoenix disc
What does Montag say he always smells like?
Kerosine
Who does Montag run into on his way home?
Clarisse McClellan
Why is it ironic that so many people are afraid of firemen?
In our society we think of firemen as heroes
How do the doors work?
You put your hand into a glove hole and the door opens
What is etched on Montag's igniter?
Salamander
What did Montag hit with his foot?
Crystal bottle for sleeping tablets
What is Montag's wife's name?
Mildred
What are the two machines being used on Montag's wife? What do they do?
Machine like a snake slides into the stomach and drinks the green matter. The other
machine pumps blood from the body and replaces it with fresh blood and serum.
Where does the laughter that Montag hears come from?
From the house of Clarisse
Explain Montag's toaster. What does it do?
Toast the bread, takes it out with a spidery metal hand, then drenches it in melted butter
What did Mildred have in her ears?
Electronic bees
What did Mildred remember of the night before? Or what did she pretend to remember?
Remembered people being over and didn't remember taking all her pills
What kind of program is Mildred going to watch in the afternoon?
A play
Explain Montag's television. What does Mildred want for the television that Montag
claims they cannot afford?
It's a 3-wall television and Mildred wants the 4th wall
What does Clarisse rub under her chin? Why?
Dandelion, because if it rubs off it means she's in love
What does Clarisse's psychiatrist want to know?
Why she goes out, hikes in the forest, watches birds, and collects butterflies
According to Clarisse, how is Montag "not like the others"?
He looks at her when she talks and thinks about what she says