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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the nursery transform into as George and Lydia are inspecting it?
(a) The Grand Canyon
(b) An African veldt
(c) A tropical jungle
(d) The Sahara Desert

2. What is found on the floor of the nursery?
(a) Wendy’s blankie
(b) Dirty dishes
(c) An old wallet of George’s
(d) Cigarettes

3. Why does George laugh at Lydia?
(a) Because she is afraid of the nursery
(b) Because she makes a joke
(c) Because she trips on her way out of the nursery
(d) Because her skin is so far she is burned by the fake sun in the nursery

4. Who is the author of The Veldt?
(a) Vladimir Nabokov
(b) Daniel Quinn
(c) Raymond Carver
(d) Ray Bradbury

5. What are the children doing when Dr. McClean arrives?
(a) Napping in their beds
(b) Eating lunch in what looks like an open glade in the nursery
(c) Having a formal dinner in the dinging room
(d) Playing video games on the wall TVs in the living room

Short Answer Questions

1. What is supposed to help the children “work off their neuroses in a healthful way”?

2. How old are the children?

3. What does the found item smell like?

4. How long has the African veldt been in the nursery?

5. How does the nursery create scenes?

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