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The Veldt Escape Room

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the primary setting of this story?

a)

The kids' bedroom

b)

The nursery

c)

The HappyLife Home

d)

The kitchen

2.

Why does Lydia want to "shut the whole house off" for a few days?

a)

to live!

b)

to get away from the African veldtland

c)

to help clear the children's minds

d)

all of the above

3.

"Remarkable how the nursery caught the telepathic emanations of the children's minds and created life to fill their every desire". How does the nursery work?

a)

by flipping switches

b)

by voice commands

c)

by displaying the viewer's thoughts

d)

by overhearing conversations

4.

Why do you think the nursery changed when Wendy went to "look" at it?

4 lines
5.

Do you think Wendy and Peter are spoiled?

a)

not at all

b)

a little bit

c)

yes x1000

6.

What are the psychologists insights when he comes to look at the nursery?

a)

the nursery is functioning fine and showing appropriate scenes

b)

the nursery shows the children are deeply disturbed

c)

the nursery is controlling the children

d)

the nursery is not functioning properly

7.

Which of the following below best describes how the parents' death was foreshadowed in the story?

a)

the burning hot sun

b)

the smell of lions

c)

the familiar screams and found objects (wallet & scarf)

d)

the "too real"ness of the room

8.

Was the parents' death partly their own fault?

a)

yes

b)

no

9.

Who ultimately had control of the household?

a)

the parents

b)

the nursery

c)

the children

d)

the HappyLife Home

10.

(check all that apply) Which of the following technologies today cause rifts between children and parents?

a)

smartphones

b)

tablets

c)

laptops

d)

netflix, hulu, prime, other streaming services