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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does George think is spoiled?
(a) Max and Ruby
(b) Peter and Wendy
(c) Lydia
(d) All of them, the entire family

2. Who is the author of The Veldt?
(a) Raymond Carver
(b) Ray Bradbury
(c) Daniel Quinn
(d) Vladimir Nabokov

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

4. How much did the nursery cost in comparison to the rest of the house?
(a) One third as much
(b) Twice as much
(c) Thrice as much
(d) One-half as much

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does George offer David McClean?

2. What do George and Lydia think is broken?

3. Dinner is being prepared for a family of ________.

4. What does the found item smell like?

5. How do the children react to the nursery being turned off?

(see the answer key)

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