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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 a major theme of The Veldt?
(a) War between two families
(b) Technology replacing human connection
(c) Finding true love
(d) Living in poverty

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

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

4. How long has the African veldt been in the nursery?
(a) One week
(b) About two weeks
(c) Just this morning
(d) A little over a month

5. Who says, “I don’t want to do anything but look and listen and smell; what else is there to do”?
(a) Peter
(b) George
(c) Lydia
(d) Wendy

Short Answer Questions

1. When was The Veldt published?

2. What does Dr. McClean say children prefer?

3. What is Lydia’s initial solution?

4. Who thinks Wendy changed the nursery from a veldt to a forest?

5. Who comes home late smelling like ozone?

(see the answer key)

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