4. Who does the wife want the husband to call, and for what reason?
(a) A psychologist to take a look at the nursery
(b) A furnace repairman to fix the heat
(c) A contractor to stop the leaking roof
(d) A plumber to look at the clogged bathtub

5. Who says the following: “But nothing’s too good for our children”?
(a) Lydia
(b) David
(c) Peter
(d) George

6. When Mr. and Mrs. Hadley scream, they realize why the screams they heard before sound familiar. Why is this?
(a) They were hearing the screams of their children
(b) The screams sounded familiar because they heard them repeatedly
(c) They were hearing their neighbor’s screams
(d) They were hearing their own screams

7. How old are the children?
(a) Ten years old
(b) Seven years old
(c) Fifteen years old
(d) Three years old

8. What does the nursery transform into as George and Lydia are inspecting it?
(a) The Grand Canyon
(b) The Sahara Desert
(c) A tropical jungle
(d) An African veldt

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

10. Complete the sentence: “…the walls began to ________ and recede into __________distance…”?
(a) Talk / far
(b) Shimmer / blinding
(c) Argue / dark
(d) Purr / crystalline

11. What has the room become a channel for?
(a) Devastation
(b) Dreams
(c) Education
(d) Destructive thoughts

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

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

14. Where does the family plan on going for vacation?
(a) To Florida
(b) To Hawaii
(c) To Iowa
(d) To Oklahoma

15. What is on the wallet?
(a) Nothing; it is clean
(b) Drops of saliva, chew marks, and smears of blood
(c) Bits of grass, water and mud
(d) A green goo that is undecipherable