The Veldt

Which one of the following is NOT an example of foreshadowing in the story?

• "They almost got us!" Lydia says when the lions run towards them at the beginning of the story.
• At dinner they ate alone, for Wendy and Peter were at a special plastic carnival.
• "What is that?" Lydia asked.  "An old wallet of mine . . . there were drops of saliva on it. . ."
• "Those screams- they sound familiar."

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What is being inferred by the following line from the end of the story?  "And suddenly they realized why those other screams had sounded familiar."

• They heard the screams of the children
• They heard the scream of vultures
• They heard the lions dying in the virtual world
• They heard their own screams

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Which of the following literary devices is being used in this quote, "... he opened this door and found Wonderland, Alice, the Mock Turtle, or Aladdin and his Magical Lamp..."

• Allusion
• Foreshadowing
• Simile
• Theme

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When the parents ask Peter and Wendy why the nursery is stuck in Africa, the children say, "There's no Africa in the nursery."  Then, Wendy runs to the nursery, and comes back declaring there is no Africa scene in the nursery.  Based on the fact that the parents saw Africa earlier, what can be inferred about the children's answer?

• The nursery is broken and no one knows it.
• The children are lying, and Wendy ran ahead to change the room scene.
• The parents are causing Africa to show on the walls.
• Peter is innocent. Wendy is to blame for the scene of Africa.

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Which one of the following DOES NOT contain a message the author wanted to teach in this story?

• Spoiled children can be violent.
• The children of the future should be allowed to create without restrictions.
• Humans should not allow technology to control them.
• Parents must have and maintain rules for their children.

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Which of the following literary devices is being used in this quote? "'I don't imagine the room will like being turned off.'"

• Imagery
• Personification
• Allusion
• Simile

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In the nursery, when it is set to the veldt land, Ray Bradbury symbolically represents the children's hatred for their parents with...

• The extreme heat coming from the sun.

• The animals at the watering hole.

• The giraffes and antelopes in the background.

• The tall grass waving in the African wind.

To whom does Peter say "Don't let them switch off the nursery and the house?

• His sister
• Dr. McClean
• His skateboard
• The nursery/and the house

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Where did Peter and Wendy used to go when they played in the nursery?

• France

• Into the future

• Classic children's fairy tales

• X-men's universe

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Which of the following would be considered ironic about the situation in Ray Bradbury's short story, "The Veldt"?

• The house is called a HappyLife Home.
• Peter and Wendy are twins.
• David McClean is a psychologist.
• George and Lydia are worried about the nursery.

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