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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the parents think the children have been acting funny?
(a) They have cut back on the children’s allowance
(b) The children no longer talk to them
(c) The children are angry with them for working so much
(d) They would not let the children take a rocket to New York

2. How far away are they when the nursery lights come on?
(a) One foot
(b) Five feet
(c) They turn on at the threshold
(d) Ten feet

3. What point of view is The Veldt told from?
(a) Second person
(b) Third-person limited
(c) First person
(d) Third-person omniscient

4. What does the nursery transform into as George and Lydia are inspecting it?
(a) An African veldt
(b) A tropical jungle
(c) The Sahara Desert
(d) The Grand Canyon

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes home late smelling like ozone?

2. Who does George think is spoiled?

3. What does the wife want the husband to take a look at?

4. What do George and Lydia notice about the screams?

5. What is on the wallet?

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