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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far away are they when the nursery lights come on?
(a) They turn on at the threshold
(b) One foot
(c) Five feet
(d) Ten feet

2. Who threatens George?
(a) The nursery
(b) David
(c) Wendy
(d) Peter

3. Who says, “It’s just that the nursery is different now than it was before”?
(a) The wife
(b) The psychologist
(c) The husband
(d) Peter Hadley

4. What is the husband’s name?
(a) Leonard
(b) David
(c) George
(d) Randall

5. What form of writing is The Veldt?
(a) A novella
(b) A short story
(c) A poem
(d) A novel

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the beds “try” to do?

2. What does Dr. McClean say children prefer?

3. Who says the following: “But I thought that’s why we bought this house, so we wouldn’t have to do anything?”

4. Complete the sentence: “…the walls began to ________ and recede into __________distance…”?

5. What genre is The Veldt?

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