Fahrenheit 451

Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key plot points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

Part 1

Reading Check

1. What is the job of the firefighters in Fahrenheit 451?

2. What item on the floor makes Montag realize that something is seriously wrong with Mildred?

3. How does the Mechanical Hound react when Montag is around?

4. What do Montag and Mildred both struggle to remember?

5. What has Montag been keeping hidden in the air conditioning vent?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Clarice asks Montag, “Are you happy?” What is his response?

2. What is unique about Clarice? What does this say about the society depicted in the novel?

3. How does Mildred react when Montag asks her about what happened to her when he came home?

4. What does Captain Beatty explain about why their society banned books?

Paired Resource

“Do You ‘Numb’ Yourself with TV, the Internet, and Work?”

• This Psychology Today article reviews the book Daring Greatly by Brene Brown and discusses how emotional numbing can occur in many different forms of addiction, including technology addiction. 
• What characters in Fahrenheit 451 are numbed by their addictions? What evidence is there that Mildred is actually deeply in pain but numbing through technology?