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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 happens when George and Lydia try to escape the nursery?
2. What form of writing is The Veldt?
3. What turns on and off as they walk through the house?
4. What does George offer David McClean?
5. This is an example of what type of figurative language: “…and the yellow of them was in your eyes like the yellow of an exquisite French tapestry…”?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Lydia want George to lock up the nursery?
2. How do Wendy and Peter tell their parents that they will be late for dinner?
3. What does George’s reaction to Lydia’s fear signify?
4. How does Peter threaten his father?
5. What does Lydia hear that George does not – at least at first?
6. How does Peter accidentally confess that they have, in fact, been conjuring Africa?
7. In the past, what has David McClean noticed about the nursery?
8. Why does Lydia say, “The house is wife and mother now, and nursemaid”?
9. George says that his children treat him as if he were the offspring. Provide examples of this sentiment from the text.
10. When George is sitting at dinner, he begins to think about the African veldt in the nursery. What does he realize the children have been thinking of, and why does it make him uneasy?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
The Veldt is told from the third person point of view in George’s perspective. Characters are an important part of what makes The Veldt interesting.
Thoroughly discuss and analyze George. What are his strengths and weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he usually likable? Seldom likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
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