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Q. For people who have read fahrenheit 451 help please?

not my homework, im trying to help my daughter, im homeschooling her. 1.in fahrenheit 451, what is the government's reason for banning books? a: it doesn't believe its citizens are smart enough to comprehend books. b: with rampant deforestation, paper is a precious commodity. c: it claims that reading books makes people unhappy. d: literacy is viewed as a privilege for those in positions of power only. 2. where does mildred's family reside? a:they live with mildred and guy. b:they inhabit the house across the street from the montags. c:they live in the parlor walls. d:they live on a farm a good distance from the city. 3. why is montag different from the other firemen clarisse has encountered? a:montag listens to her when she talks. b:montag gives her fatherly advice. c:montag asks her personal questions. d:montag thinks she behaves like a normal teenager. 4. why did ray bradbury choose "fahrenheit 451" as the title of this novel? a: it is the highest temperature reached during an atomic explosion. b:it is the temperature at which a book catches fire. c:it is the amount of heat required to thoroughly cook montag's favorite food, bacon. d:it is the temperature of the flame emitted by a flame thrower. 5. why is salamander a suitable nickname for a fire truck in this novel? a: the fire trucks resemble the shape of a salamander. b:salamanders can camouflage themselves, much like the painted surfaces of the fire trucks. c: according to myth, salamanders can withstand fire. d:salamanders are a symbol of stealth attack. 6. what is montag's electronic nemesis? a:the mechanical hound b:the parlor wall c: the seashell radio thimbles d:the electric eyed snake 7. whom does beatty refer to as a "time bomb"? a:mildred b:guy montag c:the mechanical hound d:clarisse mcclellan 8. in what way is the character of beatty ironic? a:beatty is a fire chief, yet he is afraid of fire. b:beatty's passion is to burn books, yet he is well read. c: beatty is a fire chief but has no leadership skills. d:although beatty supports the government, he fears technology. 9. what significance does the following line have for montag? "time has fallen asleep in the afternoon sunshine." a:the sentence is part of a passage clarisse reads to him when they first meet. b:it is a secret code phrase for making contact with professor faber. c:they are the first words montag reads from a book. d:the line is montag's first attempt at poetry. 10. what is one of clarisse's greatest fears? a:she's afraid of parlor walls. b:she has an inordinate fear of fire. c:she is claustrophobic, fearing small, closed-in spaces. d:she is afraid of children her own age.