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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do George and Lydia believe Wendy and Peter are?
(a) At their robot friend’s house
(b) In the nursery
(c) At school
(d) At a plastic carnival across town

2. How old are the children?
(a) Seven years old
(b) Fifteen years old
(c) Ten years old
(d) Three years old

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. What point of view is The Veldt told from?
(a) Third-person limited
(b) Second person
(c) Third-person omniscient
(d) First person

5. What genre is The Veldt?
(a) Memoir
(b) Romance
(c) Science fiction
(d) Chick lit

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mr. and Mrs. Hadley scream, they realize why the screams they heard before sound familiar. Why is this?

2. Who says, “I don’t want to do anything but look and listen and smell; what else is there to do”?

3. What turns on and off as they walk through the house?

4. What do the beds “try” to do?

5. What does Lydia hear that George does not?

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