The Veldt Quotes

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."

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.

The purpose of the shadow of the vulture that flickers across George’s face is to...

• Show that there is a bird flying

• Foreshadow George's death

• Show that the room is real

• Provide shade for George

Who said "But nothing is too good for our children?"

• Lydia

• George

• The house

• David McClean

Which quote from 'The Veldt' best illustrates the theme of technology replacing human relationships?

• A) 'The house is wife and mother now, and nursemaid.'

• B) 'They live for the nursery.'

• C) 'It's just that the nursery is different now than it was.'

• D) 'I don't want to do anything but look and listen and smell; what else is there to do?'

What literary device is used in the quote 'The walls began to purr and recede into crystalline distance'?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Personification

• D) Hyperbole

In 'The Veldt', what does the quote 'You've let this room and this house replace you and your wife in your children's affections' suggest about the parents' role?

• A) They are attentive and caring.

• B) They are neglectful and replaced by technology.

• C) They are strict and controlling.

• D) They are supportive and understanding.

Which quote from 'The Veldt' foreshadows the danger posed by the nursery?

• A) 'The nursery is different now than it was.'

• B) 'I wish you were dead!'

• C) 'The lions were feeding.'

• D) 'The house is wife and mother now, and nursemaid.'

What is the significance of the quote 'The lions stood looking at George and Lydia Hadley with terrible green-yellow eyes'?

• A) It shows the lions are friendly.

• B) It indicates the lions are part of a game.

• C) It suggests the lions are a real threat.

• D) It implies the lions are just an illusion.

Which character in 'The Veldt' says, 'But nothing's too good for our children'?

• A) Lydia Hadley

• B) George Hadley

• C) Peter Hadley

• D) David McClean