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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which word is used to describe the hallway?
(a) Narrow
(b) Long
(c) Soundproofed
(d) Suffocating

2. Dinner is being prepared for a family of ________.
(a) Two
(b) Three
(c) Five
(d) Four

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

4. What does Lydia hear that George does not?
(a) Songbirds
(b) A scream
(c) Their children calling them
(d) Classical music

5. How much did they pay for their home?
(a) $15,000
(b) $45,000
(c) $30,000
(d) $60,000

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has the African veldt been in the nursery?

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

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

4. When was The Veldt published?

5. What genre is The Veldt?

(see the answer key)

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