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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is forgotten, and then quickly produced, at the dinner table?
(a) Tea
(b) French fries
(c) Ketchup
(d) Dinner plates

3. What does Wendy offer Dr.McClean?
(a) A cup of tea
(b) A ham and cheese sandwich
(c) A scone and jam
(d) A cup of coffee

4. How does the nursery create scenes?
(a) They are interactive television programs
(b) They are images taken with a camera and then uploaded onto the screens
(c) The scenes are based on books that the children read
(d) It creates it telepathically based on what the children are thinking

5. What is “busy humming it to itself” in the opening paragraphs?
(a) The stove
(b) The robot maid
(c) The nursery
(d) The baby

Short Answer Questions

1. Who initially believes that the nursery walls are too real?

2. What does Lydia hear that George does not?

3. What are the dimensions of the nursery?

4. What turns on and off as they walk through the house?

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

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