The Veldt Quotes

Which line in the story best exemplifies how the setting affects the characters?

• "The house is wife and mother now, and nursemaid. Can I compete with an African Veldt?"

• "Maybe I don't have enough to do. Maybe I have time to think too much."

• "Wendy and Peter were at a special plastic carnival across town and had televised home to say they'd be late, to go ahead eating."

• "We've given the children everything they ever wanted. Is this our reward--secrecy, disobedience?"

Which line in the story indicates a general dissatisfaction with life due to the innovation of technology?

• "Have a look at our nursery. You saw it a year ago when you dropped by; did you notice anything peculiar about it then?"

• "The lions don't look real, do they?"

• "You can't do that to the nursery, you can't!"

• "Nothing's too good for the children."

How does the following line contribute to the development of the story, “...and your mouth was stuffed with the dusty upholstery smell of their heated pelts”?

• It tells us more about the characters and their problems

• It creates a sense of irony that is prevalent.

• It foreshadows possible events to come.

• It creates imagery that adds to the sensory richness to the story. 

Which line in the story shows that an inanimate object has been given human qualities?

• “You can't do that to the nursery, you can't!''

• "We've been contemplating our mechanical, electronic navels for too long. My God, how we need a breath of honest air!"

• “But nothing's too good for our children.”

• "We've never lifted a hand. They're insufferable—let's admit it. They come and go when they like; they treat us as if we were offspring."

Which one of the following is NOT an example of foreshadowing in the story?

• "They almost got us!" Lydia says when the lions run towards them at the beginning of the story.

• At dinner they ate alone, for Wendy and Peter were at a special plastic carnival.

• "What is that?" Lydia asked.  "An old wallet of mine . . . there were drops of saliva on it. . ."

• "Those screams- they sound familiar."

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

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.

In the nursery, when it is set to the veldt land, Ray Bradbury symbolically represents the children's hatred for their parents with...

• The extreme heat coming from the sun.

• The vultures flying overhead.

• The giraffes and antelopes in the background.

• The tall grass waving in the African wind.

Which of the following quotes 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) 'The walls were blank and two dimensional.'

• D) 'The children are so spoiled.'

What literary device is used in the quote: 'The house is wife and mother now, and nursemaid'?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Personification

• D) Hyperbole