Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Fahrenheit 451 Vocab RA 1 & 2 and RA 2 Questions

Vocabulary

stolid
refracted
imperceptibly
pulverized
melancholy
capillary
multifaceted
ballistics
erected
proclivities
odious
ravenous
pratfall
dictum
noncombustible
tactile

RA 2
1. Who was Captain Beatty?
2. How did the firemen know which houses had books?
3. What lie did Captain Beatty tell Montag?
4. What did Montag do in the old lady's attic?
5. Why were the alarms to burn always at night?
6. Why did the old woman light the match and commit suicide?
7. What happened to Clarisse? Was it an accident?
8. What was Montag afraid Captain Beatty would discover when he came to visit?
9. Why did Captain Beatty believe books should be destroyed?
10. What did Montag show Mildred after the captain had left the house?

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