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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was The Veldt published?
(a) 1970
(b) 1950
(c) 1960
(d) 1980

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

3. What happens when George and Lydia try to escape the nursery?
(a) An alarms sounds
(b) They cannot because the door is locked
(c) Lydia trips and sprains her ankle
(d) George finds a bloody tie tied around the doorknob

4. What do the beds “try” to do?
(a) Wake them up
(b) Rock Lydia and George to sleep
(c) Nothing; they are just beds
(d) Tell them that they didn’t hear anything

5. What do they see when they look to the sky?
(a) Blue
(b) Vultures
(c) Storm clouds
(d) Macaws

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do George and Lydia believe Wendy and Peter are?

2. What is flying overhead?

3. What does Dr. McClean suggest George and Lydia do to change the path they’re on?

4. How much did they pay for their home?

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

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