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

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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

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

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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