The Veldt

Which of the following best identifies one of the themes of the text?

• When parents spoil their children, it can have consequences.

• Giving children technology at an early age can be a wonderful thing.

• People often buy technology to prove their social & economic status.

• Children don't understand the consequences of their actions.

What is the meaning of the phrase, "Children are carpets, they should be stepped on occasionally." (Paragraph 135)

• Parents should step on their children

• Children should listen to their parents

• Parents should discipline their children

• Children should show their

Which of the following best describes the children's relationship with the nursery?

• they need it to express themselves

• they love it in the way that they should love their parents

• they fear it, as if it's an authority figure

• None of the above

"He never looked at his father anymore, nor at his mother." (paragraph 152) What does this quote reveal about how Peter feels towards his parents?

• He is afraid of his parents

• He has grown uncomfortable with human interaction

• He has no interest in listening to his parents

• He doesn't respect his parents

At the beginning of the story Mrs. Hadley tells Mr. Hadley that the screams she heard sounded "familiar." Why were the screams familiar to her?

• They ended up being the lions' screams

• they were the children's screams

• they were David McClean's screams

• they were the parent's screams

When Mr. Hadley asks about Africa, the children...

• explain why they were thinking about Africa

• deny that Africa is in the nursery

• apologize for thinking about death

• avoid his questions about Africa