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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Veldt.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has the African veldt been in the nursery?
(a) About two weeks
(b) One week
(c) A little over a month
(d) Just this morning

2. Who says, “I don’t want to do anything but look and listen and smell; what else is there to do”?
(a) Peter
(b) Lydia
(c) George
(d) Wendy

3. What does Dr. McClean state as one of the original uses of the nursery?
(a) To entertain the children
(b) So that we could study patterns left on the walls by the child’s mind, study at our leisure and help the child
(c) To fill their minds with knowledge of the world
(d) To watch the children so that the adults may live their lives

4. What does Lydia hear that George does not?
(a) A scream
(b) Their children calling them
(c) Songbirds
(d) Classical music

5. When George and David enter the nursery, what are the lions doing?
(a) Pacing
(b) Hunting
(c) Feeding
(d) Sleeping

Short Answer Questions

1. What is George going to do with the nursery?

2. How old are the children?

3. What is found on the floor of the nursery?

4. What doesn’t Dr. McClean think “feels good”?

5. Who calls George and Lydia into the nursery?

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