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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 described as, “It was empty as a jungle glade at hot high noon”?
(a) The kitchen
(b) The backyard
(c) The nursery
(d) The outside

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

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

4. How much did the nursery cost in comparison to the rest of the house?
(a) Thrice as much
(b) One-half as much
(c) Twice as much
(d) One third as much

5. What is George going to do with the nursery?
(a) He is going to secretly take out the machine and pretend like he doesn’t know what is wrong
(b) Nothing; he doesn’t think that anything is wrong with the nursery
(c) Nothing; he doesn’t want to deal with the children throwing a tantrum
(d) 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

Short Answer Questions

1. How far away are they when the nursery lights come on?

2. Where are the lions going?

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

4. What does Dr. McClean say children prefer?

5. What does George try to conjure to get rid of the veldt?

(see the answer key)

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