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we have seen foreshadowing with the mechanical hound lurking outside montags house at night and now captain beatty showing up and knowing montag was not doing well. what can the reader infer?
montag is upset and needs to find a way to connect with his wife.
montag is turning against his community.
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montag sat in bed.
\well,\ said beatty, ake the night off!\ he examined his eternal matchbox, the lid of which said guaranteed: one million lights in this igniter, and began to strike the chemical match abstractedly, blow out, strike, blow out strike, speak a few words, blow out. he looked at the flame. he blew, he looked at the smoke.
\when will you be well?\
omorrow. the next day maybe. first of the week.\
beatty puffed his pipe. \every fireman, sooner or later, hits this. they only need understanding, to know how the wheels run. need to know the history of our profession. they dont feed it to rookies like they used to. damn shame.\ puff. \only fire chiefs remember it now.\ puff. \ill let you in on it.\
mildred fidgeted.
beatty took a full minute to settle himself in and think back for what he wanted to say.

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multiple - choice question
we have seen foreshadowing with the mechanical hound lurking outside montags house at night and now captain beatty showing up and knowing montag was not doing well. what can the reader infer?
montag is upset and needs to find a way to connect with his wife.
montag is turning against his community.
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montag sat in bed.
\well,\ said beatty, 	ake the night off!\ he examined his eternal matchbox, the lid of which said guaranteed: one million lights in this igniter, and began to strike the chemical match abstractedly, blow out, strike, blow out strike, speak a few words, blow out. he looked at the flame. he blew, he looked at the smoke.
\when will you be well?\
	omorrow. the next day maybe. first of the week.\
beatty puffed his pipe. \every fireman, sooner or later, hits this. they only need understanding, to know how the wheels run. need to know the history of our profession. they dont feed it to rookies like they used to. damn shame.\ puff. \only fire chiefs remember it now.\ puff. \ill let you in on it.\
mildred fidgeted.
beatty took a full minute to settle himself in and think back for what he wanted to say.

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# Brief Explanations:
Foreshadowing is a literary device where an author gives hints about what will happen later. The mechanical hound lurking outside Montag's house and Beatty's comment about Montag not doing well suggest something negative is brewing. In the context of the story (Fahrenheit 451), Montag starts to question the society's norms (burning books). The hound is a tool of the oppressive society (used to hunt down those who break the rules, like having books). Beatty's awareness of Montag's "not - doing - well" state (when Montag is internally rebelling against the fireman's role of burning books) implies that Montag's internal conflict (turning against the community's book - burning, knowledge - destroying norms) is becoming noticeable. There is no indication in the given text about Montag's need to connect with his wife.
# Answer:
Montag is turning against his community.

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