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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When George walks into the nursery with the children, what is there?
(a) The African veldt
(b) Nothing; the walls are blank
(c) Rima, and a lovely lush green forest
(d) The Grand Canyon

2. What is described as, “It was empty as a jungle glade at hot high noon”?
(a) The outside
(b) The kitchen
(c) The nursery
(d) The backyard

3. How do the children tell their parents that they won’t be home for dinner?
(a) They just come home late
(b) They called on a cellular phone
(c) They transported an image of themselves
(d) They “televised” home to say they’d be late

4. What form of writing is The Veldt?
(a) A short story
(b) A novella
(c) A poem
(d) A novel

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

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

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

8. To whom does the item belong?
(a) Wendy
(b) George
(c) Lydia
(d) Peter

9. When Lydia sits down in the chair, what does it do?
(a) Offers her a cup of coffee
(b) It does nothing; it is a chair
(c) Puts a blanket on her
(d) It rocks and comforts her

10. What does the found item smell like?
(a) Hot grass and lion
(b) Rain and ferns
(c) Old cheese and meat
(d) Cigarette smoke

11. What have Peter and Wendy had for dinner at the carnival?
(a) They have not had dinner yet
(b) They have had protein smoothies
(c) Hot dogs and strawberry ice cream
(d) Bread and butter

12. What has happened to the parents at the end of the story?
(a) Nothing happens, because despite Dr.McClean’s suggestions no changes are made
(b) The parents take the family on a vacation to Iowa
(c) George and Lydia pack up their children and leave the house forever
(d) George and Lydia have been killed by lions by the will of their children

13. What does Dr.McClean find on the floor?
(a) A tea cup
(b) Dirty dishes
(c) A wallet
(d) A bloodied scarf

14. What is Lydia’s initial solution?
(a) To tear the room down
(b) To do nothing; the children will throw a fit
(c) To get rid of the machines
(d) To lock the nursery for a few days until her nerves are settled

15. What do George and Lydia think is broken?
(a) The front door
(b) The dining room table
(c) The stove
(d) The nursery machinery

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the children doing when Dr. McClean arrives?

2. Who does George think is spoiled?

3. Who says the following: “But nothing’s too good for our children”?

4. What do they see when they look to the sky?

5. How much did they pay for their home?

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