Fahrenheit 451 - p. 120 to end of section 2) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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What was Mrs Phelps reaction to the poem Montag read?

She started crying.

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How does Faber and Montag's relationship develop right after the incident at Montag's house?

Montag feels a strong connection to him since he feels he has learned a lot.

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Does Montag hesitate at any moment of the decision he made of reading the poem to the women? If yes, when and why? If not, why not?

Yes, he regrets it for a moment while he was going to the fire station because he felt guilty because he made the women unhappy.

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What is Faber's response when Montag seems to feel that reading the poem to the women was a mistake?

He tells him that it wasn't a mistake and even if it was, we all need to make mistakes in order to learn.

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How did Montag feel while playing cards with his workmates at the station?

He felt guilty and couldn't stay quiet.

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What was the first thing Montag notices once he gets to the station?

The Mechanical Hound is not at his usual spot in the station.

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What did Beatty try to do when he told Montag about the dream he had had?

He tried to manipulate him so that all doubts Montag may have had were eliminated from his head.

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What happened when Montag and Beatty were discussing?

The station bell rang and they had to go to set a house on fire.

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What did Faber say to Montag once Beatty stopped talking and delivering his speech?

He said that Montag had to listen to him and what he had to say about what Beatty said and then Montag could make a decision about who to believe.

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What did Beatty do in order to convince Montag that he was choosing the wrong side?

He quoted a lot of different books to show Montag that books could also argue against what Montag now believed in. The effect was to confuse Montag.

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What did Montag think when he left the station with Captain Beatty and the rest?

That he couldn't burn any more houses and couldn't keep on doing this job.

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Whose house were Montag, Beatty and the rest going to burn?

Montag's house.

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