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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the dimensions of the nursery?
(a) 40 feet across X 40 feet long X 10 feet high
(b) 40 feet across X 40 feet long X 30 feet high
(c) 20 feet across X 40 feet long X 30 feet high
(d) 10 feet across X 15 feet long X 12 feet high

2. How do the children react to the nursery being turned off?
(a) They act indifferent, as if they don’t care
(b) They threaten their parents with violence
(c) They scream and cry, and throw a tantrum
(d) They try to blackmail their parents into turning it back on

3. Who are they going to have come look at Africa (the nursery) the following morning?
(a) Gloria Steinem
(b) David McLean
(c) Ray Bradbury
(d) George Hadley

4. What is a major theme of The Veldt?
(a) Living in poverty
(b) Technology replacing human connection
(c) War between two families
(d) Finding true love

5. How far away are they when the nursery lights come on?
(a) Ten feet
(b) They turn on at the threshold
(c) Five feet
(d) One foot

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the wife want the husband to take a look at?

2. What does George try to conjure to get rid of the veldt?

3. What is “busy humming it to itself” in the opening paragraphs?

4. What does Wendy offer Dr.McClean?

5. Who initially suggests that the family take a vacation and “shut the house off”?

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