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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the problem that Lydia is beginning to feel with the house?
(a) That it is too cold with all of the machines
(b) she and George are becoming unnecessary
(c) That it no longer does what she expects it to
(d) She feels that the house is too expensive

2. What are the lions doing when Dr. McClean walks in?
(a) They are finishing feeding and walking to the waterhole
(b) They are grooming each other
(c) They are hunting
(d) They are sleeping

3. Who says the following: “But nothing’s too good for our children”?
(a) Peter
(b) David
(c) George
(d) Lydia

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

5. When George and David enter the nursery, what are the lions doing?
(a) Pacing
(b) Feeding
(c) Hunting
(d) Sleeping

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Peter admit to?

2. What point of view is The Veldt told from?

3. Who comes home late smelling like ozone?

4. What is the nursery a reflection of?

5. What do they see when they look to the sky?

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