Question

When the firemen first enter the old woman’s house, why does Captain Beatty slap the old woman?

Question 1 options:



a)



She is quoting books.




b)



She refuses to answer his questions.




c)



She is his wife, who has been found cheating on him.




d)



She is trying to run away.

Answer 1

d) She refuses to answer his questions.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

b) She refuses to answer his questions.

Step-by-step explanation:

This question refers to the book Fahrenheit 451. In this book, the firemen are not meant to put out fires, but instead work in order to burn books. When the firemen are called to burn the books that an old woman is holding, Captain Beatty slaps her as she refuses to say where the books are. Eventually, the firemen find the books in the attic, but the woman decides to light herself on fire in order to die with her books.