The Veldt Escape Room

What is the primary setting of this story?

• The kids' bedroom

• The nursery

• The HappyLife Home

• The kitchen

Why does Lydia want to "shut the whole house off" for a few days?

• to live!

• to get away from the African veldtland

• to help clear the children's minds

• all of the above

"Remarkable how the nursery caught the telepathic emanations of the children's minds and created life to fill their every desire". How does the nursery work?

• by flipping switches

• by voice commands

• by displaying the viewer's thoughts

• by overhearing conversations

Why do you think the nursery changed when Wendy went to "look" at it?

Do you think Wendy and Peter are spoiled?

• not at all

• a little bit

• yes x1000

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What are the psychologists insights when he comes to look at the nursery?

• the nursery is functioning fine and showing appropriate scenes

• the nursery shows the children are deeply disturbed

• the nursery is controlling the children

• the nursery is not functioning properly

Which of the following below best describes how the parents' death was foreshadowed in the story?

• the burning hot sun

• the smell of lions

• the familiar screams and found objects (wallet & scarf)

• the "too real"ness of the room

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Was the parents' death partly their own fault?

• yes

• no

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Who ultimately had control of the household?

• the parents

• the nursery

• the children

• the HappyLife Home

(check all that apply) Which of the following technologies today cause rifts between children and parents?

• smartphones

• tablets

• laptops

• netflix, hulu, prime, other streaming services

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