Veldt Quiz

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

• Spoiled or neglected children can lead to misbehavior

• 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 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.

Why did Ray Bradbury use vultures in the story and not a cute little blue bird?

• He couldn't find a blue bird

• The vultures symbolize death

• The vultures represent happiness

• Bluebirds symbolize bad luck

Which sentence best illustrates the theme of this story?

• "And suddenly they realized why those other screams had sounded familiar."
• "Geroge, you'll have to change your life. Like too many others, you've built it around creature comforts."
• "I wouldn't let them go to New York."
• "It's just that the nursery is different now than it was."

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The conflict in the story is between

• Peter and Wendy

• Lydia and David McCLean

• The kids and their parents

• George and Lydai

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What does technology do, according to Lydia?

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

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Ray Bradbury, along with many other literary techniques, uses foreshadowing throughout his plot line. An example of this would be...

• When George's wallet is found in the nursery with bite marks and saliva.
• When Peter and Wendy tell George and Lydia that they will be home late for dinner.
• When Lydia asks George to take a look at the nursery.
• Peter tells Wendy to go check on the nursery to see if its set on Africa.

What is a Veldt?

• a jungle
• a shopping mall
• a grassland
• a mountain

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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