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Literature, 8th Grade

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Fahrenheit 451 Day 8

  • Pages 76-88 Day 8
    1. What are the possible meanings of Montag’s statement to Faber, “My wife is dying.”? (p. 77)
  • 2. “History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.” (Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1963) How is Faber saying something similar? (p. 77-78)
  • 3. What are the three things Faber says are missing in their world? (p. 79-81)
  • 4. Faber and Montag fall upon an idea and a plan. What is it? (p. 81-84) Do you think it will work?
  • 5. What’s the little device Faber shares with Montag? How will they use it? (p. 86-88)
Last Modified: Sunday, May 19 8:18 AM

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Fahrenheit 451 Day 9

1. Why have Mrs. Phelps and Mrs. Bowles come to Montag’s house? (p. 89-90)
2. Given their talk, what is important to Mrs. Phelps, Mrs. Bowles and Mildred? (p. 89-95)
3. What kind of mother does Mrs. Bowles seem to be? (p. 92-93)
4. Who continually warns Montag to keep his cool? (p. 90-98)
5. Why do you think Mrs. Phelps is crying after hearing Montag read the poem “Dover Beach”? (p. 96-97)
Last Modified: Monday, May 20 11:07 AM