Exploring The Veldt by Ray Bradbury

George and Lydia Hadley are concerned about their children's nursery, which simulates an African veldt with alarming realism. They decide to lock it, but their children, Wendy and Peter, are upset. A psychologist, David McClean, suggests the nursery is affecting the children's mental health. Despite attempts to shut it down, the nursery's reality becomes dangerously real, leading to a tragic confrontation.

What do George and Lydia Hadley initially discuss about the nursery?

• The strange changes in the nursery

• The cost of the nursery

• The color of the nursery walls

• The size of the nursery

What does the nursery transform into when George and Lydia inspect it?

• A snowy landscape

• An African veldt

• A beach

• A forest

What does Lydia insist on doing after experiencing the nursery's simulation?

• Taking a vacation

• Locking the nursery

• Buying a new house

• Calling a technician

What do George and Lydia decide to do about the automated house?

• Shut it down and take a vacation

• Upgrade it

• Sell it

• Move to a new city

How do Wendy and Peter react when confronted about the nursery's African veldt simulation?

• They deny any knowledge

• They run away

• They apologize

• They admit to it

What evidence does George find that suggests his children are involved with the nursery's simulation?

• A broken toy

• A chewed wallet

• A drawing

• A letter

What does psychologist David McClean advise the Hadleys to do with the nursery?

• Upgrade it

• Shut it down permanently

• Move to a new house

• Let the children use it freely

What happens to George and Lydia at the end of the story?

• They repair the nursery

• They move to a new house

• They are attacked by the simulated lions

• They escape the nursery

What do the children do to their parents in the nursery?

• Lock them inside

• Help them escape

• Turn off the simulation

• Call for help

What is the psychologist's reaction when he arrives at the nursery at the end?

• He is surprised

• He is calm

• He is angry

• He is confused