English 10B Fahrenheit 451 Questions

Re-read the Sieve and the Sand pages 71-110
1. When was the last liberal arts college closed and why?
2. Why did Faber's fear disappear when Montag stood outside his door?
3. How did Montag finally get Faber to agree to help him?
4. What item did Faber create to help him hear conversations?
5. When Faber says, "Those that don't build, burn". What do you think he means? How might this apply to our world?

The Past is Prologue

In Chapter 4, entitled Past is Prologue, we learn an important lesson that is paradoxically true: the past influences our future--not just events that happened in our past, also the past of of family. For this writing assignment you are to create a timeline of events, both large and small, monumental and mudane that you feel in some ways currently does influence you OR Might influence your behavior, your disposition, your personality, your career choices, etc. First start with you: identify ten likes/dislikes/habits you have. Then identify 5-10 goals you have for your immediate future and perhaps the next 8 years.
Then, write down basic information about your parents/household. Do you live with one or two parents? granparents? foster care? other relative? What work does each of your parents do? Did they emigrate to Los Angeles from another country? city? state? what is your income, roughly? have your parents obtained higher education in the US or home country? Do your parents have good credit? HOw do you know? Do your parents own or rent?
Take several minutes and compile answers to these questions to form a narrative that you will construct outlining your Past.