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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What concerns George?
(a) George is concerned that the lions were killing and eating, which means that for this to happen his children had thought of death
(b) George is concerned that Lydia doesn’t have enough to do in the house
(c) George is concerned that his children don’t come home for dinner
(d) George is concerned that they don’t have enough money to pay their bills

3. What doesn’t Dr. McClean think “feels good”?
(a) George’s emotions
(b) The carpet under his feet
(c) The emotion of the paint colors the Hadley’s chose
(d) The nursery

4. What is George going to do with the nursery?
(a) Nothing; he doesn’t want to deal with the children throwing a tantrum
(b) Keep it locked until he can figure out what is going on and why it is the veldt, and why his walled was in there
(c) He is going to secretly take out the machine and pretend like he doesn’t know what is wrong
(d) Nothing; he doesn’t think that anything is wrong with the nursery

5. Who thinks Wendy changed the nursery from a veldt to a forest?
(a) Both George and Lydia
(b) David
(c) Peter
(d) Ruby

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the parents think the children have been acting funny?

2. How do the children tell their parents that they won’t be home for dinner?

3. When was The Veldt published?

4. How do they get to their bedrooms?

5. What does Peter admit to?

(see the answer key)

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