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29 Cards in this Set
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The number 451 strands for:
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The temperature at which book paper catches fire and burns
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Clarissa was unusual because:
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She liked nature and liked thinking
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Montag was concerned about Mildred because:
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Mildred had overdosed
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The Mechanical Hound was the name of:
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A robot that sniffed out books
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Possessors of books were:
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Arrested and sent to asylums
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The book burning that involved Mrs. Blake disturbed Montag because:
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Mrs. Blake committed suicide burning herself with her books
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The Seashell was:
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The ear instrument that relayed news, entertainment and all that was significant to that Civilization
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Clarissa was killed by:
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A speeding car
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Captain Beatty was
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The chief fireman
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Books were burned because:
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They exposed people to uncomfortable thoughts and made people unhappy
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The beetle was:
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A very fast car that belonged to any who could afford it
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What did Montag hid behind the ventilator?
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Books
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Faber was:
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A retired English professor
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Montag compared his attempt at memorizing the Bible to sand falling through a sieve since:
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The words refused to lodge in his mind; they slipped through like sand in a sieve
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Faber had invented a green bullet that could:
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Listen to Montag's thoughts and communicate with Montag
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Montag was irritated at Mrs. Phelps and Mrs. Bowles because they were:
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Superficial and engaged in empty talk
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Arguably, Montag's most reckless deed in this whole narrative was:
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Revealing the stack of books to his wife
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Why do you think Beatty drove the truck for the first time when it came to burning Montag's home?
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He wanted to show that he had won the argument regarding the books
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The person(s) who betrayed Montag were:
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Mildred and the visitors
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Montag had problems with his leg because:
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The Hound had injured him
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Montag was almost killed on his flight to Faber by:
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A beetle driven by teenagers
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Faber threw a book into Mrs. Black’s house:
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To start a revolution
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Faber advised Montag to follow the railway tracks because:
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He would meet up with retired professors
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Montag took Faber’s dirty clothes with him in order to:
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Use them so as to remove his scent
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The Hound captured someone else instead of Montag because:
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The Government wanted to show they never failed
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The men around the fire were waiting for him because:
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They wanted to welcome and help him
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Each man characterized a different book in order to:
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Memorize that book and teach it to his child and memorize that book and teach it to civilization
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The results of the War were the following;
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The civilization was wiped out
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The analogy of the Phoenix symbolized:
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Man's habit in failing to learn from history and repeating his irrational mistakes
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