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Fahrenheit 451
Study questions: pg. 93-158 (page numbers are approximate and may not match your version exactly)

(93-110)How does what Mrs. Phelps say about her husband going off to war a perfect example of what is wrong with this society?

(93-110)State the different viewpoints on children based on Mrs. Phelps and Mrs. Bowles’ conversation.

(93-110)Reread the “Dover Beach” poem.  Why does this poem make Mrs. Phelps cry?  Base your answer on textual evidence and logical inferences.

(93-110)Describe the dream Beatty tells to Montag and use textual evidence to suggest why this upsets Montag so much.

(113-136) Reread the passage in which Montag realizes that Beatty wanted to die.  Using the text for evidence, rationalize why you believe this to be true.

(113-136)Why is it appropriate that war is finally declared at this point in the novel?  How does this correlate with the inner Montag and his relationship to society?

(113-136)Using textual evidence for support, state how Montag acts differently at Faber’s house this time than he did during his last visit there.

(137-158)What does Montag’s own desperate flight remind him of?

(137-158)Using textual evidence, mention several things Montag thinks about as he drifts down the river.

(137-158)Who are the members of the group Montag meets in the woods?  How do they think of themselves?

(137-158)Using textual evidence for support, discuss how the fire in the woods is different from the fires Montag was used to.