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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are they going to have come look at Africa (the nursery) the following morning?
(a) Ray Bradbury
(b) David McLean
(c) Gloria Steinem
(d) George Hadley

2. Who says the following: “But I thought that’s why we bought this house, so we wouldn’t have to do anything?”
(a) Peter
(b) Ruby
(c) George
(d) Lydia

3. What does Dr. McClean state as one of the original uses of the nursery?
(a) To watch the children so that the adults may live their lives
(b) So that we could study patterns left on the walls by the child’s mind, study at our leisure and help the child
(c) To fill their minds with knowledge of the world
(d) To entertain the children

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. McClean think that the room has become more important than?

2. What doesn’t Dr. McClean think “feels good”?

3. What are the children doing when Dr. McClean arrives?

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

5. What form of writing is The Veldt?

(see the answer key)

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