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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When George walks into the nursery with the children, what is there?
(a) The Grand Canyon
(b) Rima, and a lovely lush green forest
(c) Nothing; the walls are blank
(d) The African veldt

2. What does Peter admit to?
(a) Sneaking out of the house
(b) Conjuring up Africa
(c) Re-programming the house systems
(d) Secretly taking the trip to New York

3. 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) Wendy
(d) George

4. What are their bedrooms called?
(a) Slumber rooms
(b) Bedrooms
(c) Flues
(d) Sleepertubes

5. What does Dr.McClean say that George has become?
(a) A troll
(b) A santa
(c) A scrooge
(d) An angel

Short Answer Questions

1. What genre is The Veldt?

2. Who is the author of The Veldt?

3. What is described as, “It was empty as a jungle glade at hot high noon”?

4. What have Peter and Wendy had for dinner at the carnival?

5. What happens when George and Lydia try to escape the nursery?

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