F451 Part 3 (Burning Bright) Quiz

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Why is Montag’s leg incapacitated?
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the Mechanical Hound stabbed it with his procaine needle
he badly sprained his ankle while fleeing Beatty and the firemen
his leg was badly burned when he sprayed fire at Beatty
his leg is still injured from when he served in the war

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Q1
Why is Montag’s leg incapacitated?
the Mechanical Hound stabbed it with his procaine needle
he badly sprained his ankle while fleeing Beatty and the firemen
his leg was badly burned when he sprayed fire at Beatty
his leg is still injured from when he served in the war
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Q2
What realization stops Montag in his tracks and causes him to sob?
Mildred never loved him
Clarisse was really dead
Beatty had wanted to die
Books were the salvation of the future
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Q3
Why does the Beetle pick up speed and almost run over Montag?
it was a carload of teens, looking for adventure, who wanted to run him over
the vehicle is a police cruiser that is searching for Montag
the car’s occupants recognized Montag as the fugitive and wanted to catch him
. the car was traveling so fast that the occupants could not see Montag
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Q4
Why did Montag stop on the way to Faber’s and stash a book in Mrs. Black’s house?
Mrs. Black was Beatty’s wife, and Montag felt guilty for killing him
he was merely trying to hide the evidence against him…wherever he could
she was a wife of one of his fellow firemen, and it was part of the plan to plant books and call in alarms against the firemen
Mrs. Black was one of Mildred’s friends who had insulted him, so he set her up
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Q5
What is Faber’s plan to help Montag escape?
Montag should pretend to commit suicide so the search will be called off
Montag should retrack his steps back to the burnt body in order to throw off the Mechanical Hound
Montag should turn himself in so he will merely be incarcerated instead of killed
Montag should head for the river in hopes of following old rail lines into the country where other outcasts hide
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Q6
What did the police instruct the public to do in a last-ditch effort to catch Montag?
to turn-on their heli-pads so the police helicopters could land without delay, as necessary
to join the chase by walking through the streets in search of Montag
on the count of ten, to go collectively to their doors or windows to see if they could spot the fugitive
to bolt the locks and stay inside their houses until further notice
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Q7
At one point during his run, Montag thought the Mechanical Hound had found him. What did he actually see that his mistook for the Hound?
a dog
a bird
a farmer
a deer
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Q8
What hint does the author drop which may indicate that Clarisse was not hit by a car after all?
Montag could feel that Clarisse had once walked on the same railroad tracks he was traveling over
Mildred had been caught in numerous lies, so her story about Clarisse may have been fabricated
Beatty alluded to the fact that Montag would come across Clarisse again
Montag discovers that Faber is Clarisse’s uncle
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Q9
What does Montag find gathered around a fire out in the countryside?
the Mechanical Hound and its police escorts
Mildred and a small group of friends who have escaped the city
a collection of misfits who once lived in the cities and escaped to the country
Clarisse and her family
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Q10
How did Granger and the others know Montag’s name?
the police had offered the country people a huge reward if they found Montag
Montag was still wearing his uniform shirt with his name embroidered on the front
they had been watching the chase on a portable battery tv set
Beatty had alerted them to be on the watch for Montag
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Q11
Why do the police pretend to be chasing Montag even after he has successfully escaped?
they need to end with a bang so the audience will be entertained
they do not want the citizens to become fearful that a criminal is on the loose
they are unaware that the Hound is no longer tracking Montag
they are stretching out the chase so they will not have to show footage of the war
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Q12
Who does the Mechanical Hound kill?
a random man
Beatty
Montag
Faber
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Q13
Why is Granger’s statement to Montag (“Welcome back from the dead.”) ironic?
Granger and the others have been tracking Montag for the past year, believing he may be dead
it foreshadows Montag’s literal death at the end of the novel
although Montag is not literally dead, his old self…his old belief system…is indeed dead
Montag may not be dead yet, but with a war looming, his days are numbered
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Q14
How do Granger and the others preserve books?
by memorizing them
by hiding them
by printing multiple copies
by burning them
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Q15
What happened to the city Montag escaped?
it was burned by the firemen
nothing
it was flattened by bombs
it was destroyed by Granger
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