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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who initially believes that the nursery walls are too real?
(a) Wendy
(b) Peter
(c) George
(d) Lydia

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

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

4. What does Wendy offer Dr.McClean?
(a) A cup of tea
(b) A scone and jam
(c) A cup of coffee
(d) A ham and cheese sandwich

5. What does Dr.McClean find on the floor?
(a) A tea cup
(b) A bloodied scarf
(c) Dirty dishes
(d) A wallet

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls George and Lydia into the nursery?

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

3. How long will it take to make “good children out of bad”?

4. This is an example of what type of figurative language: “…and the yellow of them was in your eyes like the yellow of an exquisite French tapestry…”?

5. What is George going to do with the nursery?

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