The Veldt Anticipation Guide

Which word means an African grassland?

• paranoia

• jaunt

• awry

• veldt

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

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 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.

Which word means an African grassland?

• paranoia

• jaunt

• awry

• veldt

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

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 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.