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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 found on the floor of the nursery?
(a) Cigarettes
(b) An old wallet of George’s
(c) Wendy’s blankie
(d) Dirty dishes

2. What do George and Lydia think is broken?
(a) The dining room table
(b) The nursery machinery
(c) The stove
(d) The front door

3. Where does the family plan on going for vacation?
(a) To Oklahoma
(b) To Hawaii
(c) To Florida
(d) To Iowa

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

5. Who says, “It’s just that the nursery is different now than it was before”?
(a) The psychologist
(b) Peter Hadley
(c) The wife
(d) The husband

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the beds “try” to do?

3. What is Lydia’s initial solution?

4. What is the problem that Lydia is beginning to feel with the house?

5. Complete the sentence: “…the walls began to ________ and recede into __________distance…”?

(see the answer key)

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