Question

fahrenheit 451 part 3 only
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14 points possible
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1. in the excerpt below, beatty is speaking with montag about his betrayal. beattys tone is best described as

\what is there about fire thats so lovely? no matter what age we are, what draws us to it?\ beatty blew out the flame and lit it again. \its perpetual motion; the thing man wanted to invent but never did. or almost perpetual motion. if you let it go on, itd burn our lifetimes out. what is fire? its a mystery. scientists give us gobbledegook about friction and molecules. but they dont really know. its real beauty is that it destroys responsibility and consequences. a problem gets too burdensome, then into the furnace with it. now, montag, youre a burden. and fire will lift you off my shoulders, clean, quick, sure; nothing to rot later. antibiotic, aesthetic, practical.\
a. perplexed b. accusatory c. happy d. disappointed

1. montag mainly defeats beatty by

a. reprogramming the hound to attack him c. attacking him with a flamethrower
b. burning down his house with him inside d. running him over with his automobile

1. after montag kills beatty, he is running away from a precarious situation. the paragraph below adds to the development of the story mainly by showing

\get up!\ he told himself. \damn it, get up!\ he said to the leg, and stood. the pains were spikes driven in the kneecap and then only darning needles and then only common ordinary safety pins, and after he had shagged along fifty more hops and jumps, filling his hand with slivers from the board fence, the prickling was like someone blowing a spray of scalding water on that ankle. now, sucking all the night into his open mouth and blowing it out pale, with all the blackness left heavily inside himself, he set out in a steady jogging pace. he carried the books in his hands beginning to wear off
a. that the anesthetic from the hounds attack is beginning to wear off
b. montags increasing confidence that he could kill beatty
c. that montag still has the books
d. that montag is still very far away from fabers home

1. montag goes to mr. blacks house most likely to

a. seek help with ensuring his safety
b. convince his wife to read the books
c. hide the books for safe keeping
d. place the books inside and frame him

1. where does montag head after stopping by mr. blacks house?

a. fabers house b the police station c. outside of the city d. to hide in an alleyway

Explanation:

1. In the excerpt, Beatty's tone is accusatory as he views Montag as a burden and talks about getting rid of him with fire.
2. Montag defeats Beatty by attacking him with a flamethrower as shown in the story.
3. The description of pain and the mention of the leg after Montag kills Beatty suggest that the anesthetic from the Hound's attack is wearing off.
4. Montag goes to Mr. Black's house to place the books inside and frame him, a plot - related action in the story.
5. After stopping by Mr. Black's house, Montag heads to Faber's house as part of his plan to escape and continue his new - found path.

Answer:

1. B. accusatory
2. C. attacking him with a flamethrower
3. A. that the anesthetic from the Hound’s attack is beginning to wear off
4. D. place the books inside and frame him
5. A. Faber’s house