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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says the following: “But nothing’s too good for our children”?
(a) George
(b) Peter
(c) David
(d) Lydia

2. What are the children’s names?
(a) Peter and Wendy
(b) Penelope
(c) Liza, Ray, Flora
(d) Ruby and Max

3. What genre is The Veldt?
(a) Chick lit
(b) Romance
(c) Memoir
(d) Science fiction

4. Who initially suggests that the family take a vacation and “shut the house off”?
(a) Lydia
(b) George
(c) Wendy
(d) Max

5. What is David McClean?
(a) A psychologist
(b) A physician
(c) A machinist
(d) A computer repairman

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lydia’s initial solution?

2. What is the nursery a reflection of?

3. What do George and Lydia hear while they are lying in bed?

4. What happens when George and Lydia try to escape the nursery?

5. What has happened to the parents at the end of the story?

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