The Veldt

What animal do the characters most often encounter in the nursery?

• giraffes

• lions

• elephants

• hippos

In the opening scene of the story, the lions run at George and Lydia. They escape. George ___, and Lydia ___.

• cries / laughs

• screams / cries

• laughs / cries

• screams / laughs

George and Lydia think that this event was when the children started behaving more coldly toward them.

• George turned the nursery off for a few hours.

• Peter and Wendy were not allowed to travel alone to New York.

• The children went to a plastic carnival.

• David McClean visited the family.

One item that George and Lydia find in the nursery is ___.

• Lydia's phone

• Lydia's eyeglasses

• George's toothbrush

• George's wallet

When the parents ask the children whether they have been playing in Africa, the children change the nursery's setting to ___.

• a beautiful city covered in snow

• the forest

• the top of a snowy mountain

• the Sahara Desert

Peter is ___ years old.

• 10

• 9

• 8

• 7

Throughout the story, George and Lydia continuously hear ___ that sounds familiar.

• roaring

• the pounding of footsteps

• laughter

• screaming

The lions in the nursery are often seen ___.

• eating

• sleeping

• playing

• watching YouTube

What is one problem the family realizes they are facing?

• The parents are abusive to the children.

• They have spent too much and don't have enough money to keep up their current lifestyle.

• They are overly-reliant on their automated house.

• They are going on a vacation to Iowa.

At the end of the story, David McClean finds the lions eating something. What are they most likely eating?

• Peter

• Wendy

• George and Lydia

• the entire Hadley family