The Veldt - Miller's

The Couple's Happylife Home...

• runs on advanced technology.

• is boring and unimpressive.

• is cold and unwelcoming.

• needs to be upgraded.

Why are the parents in the room?

• Mr. Hadley believes the room is broken.

• To reprogram the images in the nursery.

• To reprogram the sun's warmth in the room.

• Mrs. Hadley believes something is wrong with the room.

How is the nursery supposed to work?

• It projects the experience that you want to have.

• It materializes whatever you're thinking about.

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

• It exposes your darkest secrets.

How does the house make Mr. and Mrs. Hadley feel?

• It makes them feel like they are useless.

• It makes them feel like they want to move.

• It makes them feel like they are working hard.

• It makes them feel like they have more time to themselves.

What does Mr. Hadley reflect on after they left the nursery?

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

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

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

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

Mr. Hadley can't change the scene in the nursery because...

• The children's desire to see lions is too strong and he can't change their desires.

• They think the children have somehow tampered with the room.

• He is secretly thinking about death along with his children.

• He doesn't know how to operate the room.

Why are Mr. and Mrs. Hadley concerned about their children?

• The children are being secretive about the nursery.

• The children aren't afraid of the veldt.

• The children were late for dinner.

• The children can't see the veldt.

Why have the children become disobedient to their parents?

• Because they don't like the nursery.

• They don't like to be told "no."

• Because their parents don't spoil them.

• Because their parents treat them badly.

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Peter doesn't want to turn off the technology because...

• He won't survive without technology.

• He cannot do anything without technology.

• He shouldn't have to live without technology.

• He doesn't want to do anything without technology.

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David McClean believes that the room...

• is reflecting the children's negative thoughts.

• is reversing the children's negative thoughts.

• is exaggerating the children's negative thoughts.

• is overpowering the children's negative thoughts.

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