View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dr. McClean say children prefer?
(a) Scrooges
(b) Happiness
(c) Santas
(d) Destruction

2. Why do the parents think the children have been acting funny?
(a) The children no longer talk to them
(b) They would not let the children take a rocket to New York
(c) They have cut back on the children’s allowance
(d) The children are angry with them for working so much

3. From whose perspective is the story told?
(a) Lydia Hadley’s
(b) David McClean’s
(c) Peter Hadley’s
(d) George Hadley’s

4. How much did the nursery cost in comparison to the rest of the house?
(a) Twice as much
(b) One third as much
(c) One-half as much
(d) Thrice as much

5. What does Wendy offer Dr.McClean?
(a) A ham and cheese sandwich
(b) A cup of coffee
(c) A cup of tea
(d) A scone and jam

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls George and Lydia into the nursery?

2. How much did they pay for their home?

3. What is the wife’s name?

4. What is the problem that Lydia is beginning to feel with the house?

5. Who says the following: “But I thought that’s why we bought this house, so we wouldn’t have to do anything?”

(see the answer key)

This section contains 240 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample