The Veldt

The family's Happylife Home...

• runs on advanced technology.

• is cold and unwelcoming.

• is boring and unimpressive.

• needs to be upgraded.

What do the parents do at the beginning of the story?

• investigate the nursery because Mr. Hadley (the father) believes the room is broken

• reprogram the nursery because it's not showing the images it should

• go to the nursery because Mrs. Hadley (the mother) thinks something is wrong with it

• go to the nursery to enjoy the warm sun of the veldt

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CCSS.RL.7.1

Which of the following describes how the nursery is supposed to work?

• It projects the experience that you want to have.

• It materializes whatever you're thinking about.

• It exposes your darkest secrets.

• It shows you what you're most afraid of.

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How do Mr. and Mrs. Hadley feel about the house and why?

• They are concerned because they no longer have control over the technology in their homes.

• They are fearful because the lions are no longer contained in the nursery.

• They are jealous because the children prefer spending time with the house over them.

• They are unhappy because they no longer feel needed or valuable to their family.

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During dinner, what does Mr. Hadley think of the children imagining the veldt?

• He fears that his children are often afraid of the idea of death.

• He is proud that his children are mature enough to think about death.

• He worries that his children started thinking about death at an early age.

• He worries that his children have an unhealthy obsession with death.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

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In reality, why have the children become disobedient?

• Their parents treat them poorly.

• They don't like to be told "no."

• They are trying to be independent.

• Their parents never let them do anything.

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CCSS.W.7.1B

The boy, Peter, doesn't want his father to turn off the technology in the house because...

• he doesn't know how to survive without technology.

• he doesn't want to spend time with his parents.

• he doesn't want to do things without the help of technology.

• he has never been without technology before.

The psychologist, David McClean believes that...

• the room is exaggerating the children's negative thoughts.

• the children could bring the room to live.

• the room is reflecting the children's negative thoughts.

• the children are using the room to release and recover from negative thoughts.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

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According to the psychologist, David McClean, there is a bad feeling in the room because the children...

• are angry that their parents don't spend much time with them.

• feel that their parents care more about the house than them.

• are upset that their parents are threatening to take away their technology.

• don't have any other toys to play with.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

The father, Mr. Hadley, turns off all the machines in the house because...

• he is afraid that the machines will come alive.

• the psychologist suggested he do so.

• the children love the machines more than him.

• he feels that the family has become too reliant on technology.

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