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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was The Veldt published?
(a) 1950
(b) 1980
(c) 1960
(d) 1970

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

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

4. Why does Lydia bolt and run?
(a) George tells her to
(b) The lions are coming at them
(c) Someone is ringing the front doorbell
(d) She is suddenly too hot and very thirsty

5. What do the beds “try” to do?
(a) Wake them up
(b) Tell them that they didn’t hear anything
(c) Nothing; they are just beds
(d) Rock Lydia and George to sleep

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did they pay for their home?

2. How old are the children?

3. How do the children tell their parents that they won’t be home for dinner?

4. What has just been eating in the nursery?

5. Who says: “Nothing likes to die—even a room”?

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