The Veldt Comprehension

Which word means an African grassland?

• paranoia

• jaunt

• awry

• veldt

If something is happening in the opposite way to what is expected, it is ___________.

• ironic

• a metaphor

• an exposition

• personification

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.

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.

Who did Lydia say should look at the nursery for an expert opinion

• a psychologist
• George
• Peter
• An engineer

What does technology do, according to Lydia?

• Makes her feel useless
  
• Makes her happy
• Makes her sleepy
• Makes her proud

At the beginning of the story, what do the parents do and why?

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

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

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

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

At the beginning of the story, how do Mr. and Mrs. Hadley feel about the house and why?

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

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

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

• They are concerned, because they no longer have control of the technology in their home.

The conflict in the story is between

• Peter and Wendy

• Lydia and David McCLean

• The kids and their parents

• George and Lydai

What can readers infer from the children's strong opposition to turning off the nursery?

• They fear that it may actually kill the lions.

• They are trying to upset their parents

• They are more connected to the nursery than they are to their parents.

• They have given into the nursery and it controls them.