Question

1. describe clarisse—in what ways are she and her family different from others in this society? (pg. 5 - 7)

clarisse is gentle. clarisse and her family engage in meaningful conversations and ask questions about societal norms

1. clarisse points out how firefighters were different in the past. how does montag respond? who do you think is correct? (pg. 6)

1. what question does clarisse ask montag before they separate? what is montag’s true answer to this question? (pg. 7 - 9)

1. what had happened to mildred when montag discovered her? what had she done? (pg. 11 - 12)

1. what do the machines that operators use do for mildred? (pg. 12 - 13)

Explanation:

Question 4

Clarisse tells Montag that in the past, firefighters put out fires, but now they start them (to burn books). Montag is initially defensive, insisting that firefighters have always burned books and that's the way it's always been. Determining who is correct depends on the context of the novel Fahrenheit 451: in the novel's society, firefighters burn books, but historically (and in our real - world understanding), firefighters put out fires. So Clarisse, with her knowledge of the past (even if it's a past that's been suppressed in their society), is correct about the original role of firefighters.

Clarisse asks Montag, "Are you happy?" At first, Montag thinks he is happy, but as he reflects, his true answer is that he is not happy. His life, with its lack of meaningful connections and the oppressive nature of his society, makes him realize that he has been living a hollow existence.

When Montag discovers Mildred, she is unconscious. She has attempted suicide by taking a whole bottle of sleeping pills.

Answer:

Montag responds defensively, insisting that firefighters have always burned books and that this is the natural order of things. Clarisse is correct because historically (and in the "real" world outside the novel's dystopia), firefighters' role was to extinguish fires, not start them to burn books.

Question 5