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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dr. McClean suggest George and Lydia do to change the path they’re on?
(a) Burn the house down
(b) Turn everything off. Start new
(c) Nothing. You’re on the right path
(d) Nothing. Your life is a like a dream

2. What does George try to conjure to get rid of the veldt?
(a) Aladdin and his lamp
(b) The prairie grasses of the Great Plains
(c) Rima and the jungle
(d) His favorite childhood fishing spot

3. What does Peter admit to?
(a) Re-programming the house systems
(b) Sneaking out of the house
(c) Secretly taking the trip to New York
(d) Conjuring up Africa

4. How do the children react to the nursery being turned off?
(a) They act indifferent, as if they don’t care
(b) They threaten their parents with violence
(c) They try to blackmail their parents into turning it back on
(d) They scream and cry, and throw a tantrum

5. What genre is The Veldt?
(a) Chick lit
(b) Science fiction
(c) Romance
(d) Memoir

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes home late smelling like ozone?

2. Who does George think is spoiled?

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

4. What is the wife’s name?

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

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