“Poetry andtears, poetryand suicide andcrying and awfulfeelings, poetryand sickness!’Mrs. Bowlessays she onlysees her kidsa few days amonth.“It’s alwayssomeoneelse’shusbanddies.”“Let oldPete dotheworrying.”Montagturns offthe parlorwalls.“Childrenareruinous!”“No one in hisright mind, theGood Lordknows, wouldhave children!”The womentalk aboutpolitics andvoting.One womansays she’snot worriedabout war.The parlorwalls are like“pale browsof sleepinggiants.”Mildredtries tocover forMontag.The womencomplainthat thewalls are off.FaberwarnsMontag tobe careful.“Quickwar. Forty-eight hoursthey said.”FabercallsMontag afool.The parlorwalls arecompared toa volcano.The womenarecompared toa “crystalchandelier.”The womenstorm out ofthe house.Montagthrows thebook into theincinerator.“You’renasty, Mr.Montag,you’renasty!”Faber scoldsMontagthrough theearpiece.The womenare shockedto see thebook.Someonementions herhusbandwas called towar.Montaghides booksin thebushes in hisbackyard.“Poetry andtears, poetryand suicide andcrying and awfulfeelings, poetryand sickness!’Mrs. Bowlessays she onlysees her kidsa few days amonth.“It’s alwayssomeoneelse’shusbanddies.”“Let oldPete dotheworrying.”Montagturns offthe parlorwalls.“Childrenareruinous!”“No one in hisright mind, theGood Lordknows, wouldhave children!”The womentalk aboutpolitics andvoting.One womansays she’snot worriedabout war.The parlorwalls are like“pale browsof sleepinggiants.”Mildredtries tocover forMontag.The womencomplainthat thewalls are off.FaberwarnsMontag tobe careful.“Quickwar. Forty-eight hoursthey said.”FabercallsMontag afool.The parlorwalls arecompared toa volcano.The womenarecompared toa “crystalchandelier.”The womenstorm out ofthe house.Montagthrows thebook into theincinerator.“You’renasty, Mr.Montag,you’renasty!”Faber scoldsMontagthrough theearpiece.The womenare shockedto see thebook.Someonementions herhusbandwas called towar.Montaghides booksin thebushes in hisbackyard.

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. “Poetry and tears, poetry and suicide and crying and awful feelings, poetry and sickness!’
  2. Mrs. Bowles says she only sees her kids a few days a month.
  3. “It’s always someone else’s husband dies.”
  4. “Let old Pete do the worrying.”
  5. Montag turns off the parlor walls.
  6. “Children are ruinous!”
  7. “No one in his right mind, the Good Lord knows, would have children!”
  8. The women talk about politics and voting.
  9. One woman says she’s not worried about war.
  10. The parlor walls are like “pale brows of sleeping giants.”
  11. Mildred tries to cover for Montag.
  12. The women complain that the walls are off.
  13. Faber warns Montag to be careful.
  14. “Quick war. Forty-eight hours they said.”
  15. Faber calls Montag a fool.
  16. The parlor walls are compared to a volcano.
  17. The women are compared to a “crystal chandelier.”
  18. The women storm out of the house.
  19. Montag throws the book into the incinerator.
  20. “You’re nasty, Mr. Montag, you’re nasty!”
  21. Faber scolds Montag through the earpiece.
  22. The women are shocked to see the book.
  23. Someone mentions her husband was called to war.
  24. Montag hides books in the bushes in his backyard.