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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What have Peter and Wendy had for dinner at the carnival?

2. What trembles as if “something had jumped against it”?

3. Why does George laugh at Lydia?

4. How much did they pay for their home?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do they see when they all walk into the nursery together so that George can prove Africa is in there?

2. Why does Lydia want George to look at the nursery?

3. What does Lydia notice about George as well?

4. What does David McClean find on the floor of the nursery?

5. Why does Lydia “bolt and run”?

6. Explain how the nursery reflects the children’s psyches.

7. Why hadn’t George paid any attention to the situation before?

8. Why does Lydia want George to lock up the nursery?

9. Where are George and Lydia Hadley?

10. How do the children react when George and David McClean shut the nursery off?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lydia mentions that she feels that she has too much time and too little to do, and that she thinks too much. What is her antidote to her dilemma?

Why is George surprised by what she wants to do? What observations has she noticed about him? And what does she think it suggests?

Essay Topic 2

The Veldt belongs to the science fiction genre.

Define the literary term "genre" and name three other genres in addition to the science fiction genre. What are commonalities between science fiction novels and stories? What are the advantages and disadvantages of assigning a genre to a novel or short story? What do you think is the difference between a science fiction and a historical novel or mystery?

Essay Topic 3

The story begins with Lydia’s concern regarding the nursery due to the African veldt, the lions and the reoccurring screams. The nursery reflects the children’s psyche.

What seems to be the problem with the nursery? Why is it concerning to George and Lydia? What does it suggest that the children are thinking about?

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