The Veldt Final Review

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.

What is a Veldt?

• a jungle

• a shopping mall

• a grassland

• a mountain

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

Could George and Lydia have avoided their fate? Why or why not?

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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.

What is the central message presented in this story?

• Too much technology can come with heavy consequences

• Parents needs to be more loving towards their children

• Raising a well behaved child is very hard work

• The future generations are doomed

What literary device is used when the nursery walls display the African veldt?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Imagery

Which character in 'The Veldt' is most concerned about the nursery's effects?

• George

• Lydia

• Peter

• Wendy

What does the nursery symbolize in 'The Veldt'?

• Childhood innocence

• Technological advancement

• Parental neglect

• Family unity

How does Ray Bradbury create suspense in 'The Veldt'?

• By using vivid descriptions of the veldt

• By revealing the children's thoughts

• By withholding information from the reader

• By focusing on the parents' arguments