“Quickwar. Forty-eight hoursthey said.”Someonementions herhusbandwas called towar.Faber scoldsMontagthrough theearpiece.Mildredtries tocover forMontag.“It’s alwayssomeoneelse’shusbanddies.”“Let oldPete dotheworrying.”Montagreads“DoverBeach.”FabercallsMontag afool.Montaghides booksin thebushes in hisbackyard.The parlorwalls are like“pale browsof sleepinggiants.”One womansays she’snot worriedabout war.The womencomplainthat thewalls are off.Montagbrings outa book ofpoetryFaberwarnsMontag tobe careful.The parlorwalls arecompared toa volcano.Thewomen talkabout theirchildren.“You’renasty, Mr.Montag,you’renasty!”Montagturns offthe parlorwalls.The womensay they votedfor the “better-looking”candidate.“Go home and thinkof your first husbanddivorced and yoursecond husbandkilled…and your thirdhusband blowing hisbrains out!”The womenarecompared toa “crystalchandelier.”“Childrenareruinous!”“Poetry andtears, poetryand suicide andcrying and awfulfeelings, poetryand sickness!’Montagasks whenthe warwill start.“Quickwar. Forty-eight hoursthey said.”Someonementions herhusbandwas called towar.Faber scoldsMontagthrough theearpiece.Mildredtries tocover forMontag.“It’s alwayssomeoneelse’shusbanddies.”“Let oldPete dotheworrying.”Montagreads“DoverBeach.”FabercallsMontag afool.Montaghides booksin thebushes in hisbackyard.The parlorwalls are like“pale browsof sleepinggiants.”One womansays she’snot worriedabout war.The womencomplainthat thewalls are off.Montagbrings outa book ofpoetryFaberwarnsMontag tobe careful.The parlorwalls arecompared toa volcano.Thewomen talkabout theirchildren.“You’renasty, Mr.Montag,you’renasty!”Montagturns offthe parlorwalls.The womensay they votedfor the “better-looking”candidate.“Go home and thinkof your first husbanddivorced and yoursecond husbandkilled…and your thirdhusband blowing hisbrains out!”The womenarecompared toa “crystalchandelier.”“Childrenareruinous!”“Poetry andtears, poetryand suicide andcrying and awfulfeelings, poetryand sickness!’Montagasks whenthe warwill start.

Montag's Breakdown - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. “Quick war. Forty-eight hours they said.”
  2. Someone mentions her husband was called to war.
  3. Faber scolds Montag through the earpiece.
  4. Mildred tries to cover for Montag.
  5. “It’s always someone else’s husband dies.”
  6. “Let old Pete do the worrying.”
  7. Montag reads “Dover Beach.”
  8. Faber calls Montag a fool.
  9. Montag hides books in the bushes in his backyard.
  10. The parlor walls are like “pale brows of sleeping giants.”
  11. One woman says she’s not worried about war.
  12. The women complain that the walls are off.
  13. Montag brings out a book of poetry
  14. Faber warns Montag to be careful.
  15. The parlor walls are compared to a volcano.
  16. The women talk about their children.
  17. “You’re nasty, Mr. Montag, you’re nasty!”
  18. Montag turns off the parlor walls.
  19. The women say they voted for the “better-looking” candidate.
  20. “Go home and think of your first husband divorced and your second husband killed…and your third husband blowing his brains out!”
  21. The women are compared to a “crystal chandelier.”
  22. “Children are ruinous!”
  23. “Poetry and tears, poetry and suicide and crying and awful feelings, poetry and sickness!’
  24. Montag asks when the war will start.