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Part 1
Reading Check
1. They burn books and houses containing books. (1)
2. Her empty sleeping pill bottle (11)
3. It growls and is suspicious of him. (23)
4. They can’t remember when they first met. (40)
5. He has a stash of books. (62)
Short Answer
1. He is too stunned to say anything at first. When she leaves, he thinks, “of course I’m happy!” but doesn’t seem convinced. (8)
2. They don’t like that she sits and thinks, or that she explores nature. That these behaviors make her unique indicates that the society depicted in the novel does not value nature or contemplativeness. (20)
3. She seems uninterested but speculates that there may have been a party. She doesn’t remember and knows only that she is hungry. (16)
4. They banned books so that everyone would be equal, and so that people wouldn’t be offended anymore. (54-55)
Part 2
Reading Check
1. Denham’s dental detergent/Denham’s Dentifrice (74)
2. He is an English professor who stopped working when schools closed. (71)
3. He puts a listening device in his ear so that Faber can read to him. (87)
4. He reads a poem titled “Dover Beach.” One of them cries and the other is angry. (97)
5. His own house (106)
Short Answer
1. She thinks it’s a silly question and changes the subject. It shows that she is either so numb she can’t connect or is choosing not to feel love.
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