The Veldt Quiz 2

The couple’s Happylife Home…

• runs on advanced technology.

• is cold and unwelcoming.

• is boring and unimpressive.

• needs to be upgraded.

When Mr. Hadley first asks about Africa, the children…

• explain why they were thinking about Africa.

• apologize for thinking about death.

• claim that Africa isn’t in the nursery.

• avoid his questions about Africa.

In the middle of the story, Mr. Hadley can’t change the scene in the nursery because…

• he is secretly thinking about death along with his children.

• the children’s desire to see lions is too strong and he can’t change their desires.

• he doesn’t know how to operate the room.

• he thinks the children have somehow tampered with the room.

When the parents ask Peter and Wendy why the nursery is stuck in Africa, the children say, "There's no Africa in the nursery."  Then, Wendy runs to the nursery, and comes back declaring there is no Africa scene in the nursery.  Based on the fact that the parents saw Africa earlier, what can be inferred about the children's answer?

• The nursery is broken and no one knows it.
• The children are lying, and Wendy ran ahead to change the room scene.
• The parents are causing Africa to show on the walls.
• Peter is innocent. Wendy is to blame for the scene of Africa.

What genre is this story?

• science fiction

• historical fiction

• biography

• documentary

I am bemused by the questions on this test. What does the word bemused mean?

• happy, funny

• confused, puzzled, fascinated

• dull, boring

• easy, understandable

“They both stood appalled at the other’s reaction.”

What does appalled mean in this sentence?

• saddened

• humorous

• shocked in a disgusted way

• shocked in relieved way

Which of our vocabulary words means "summon into action or bring into existence"?

• jaunt

• obsolete

• awry

• conjure

very bad or unpleasant

• sufferable

• insufferable

• insufficient

• unstable

Who is David McClean?

• child psychologist

• George's brother

• Lydia and George's third child

• Lydia's best friends, brother's, uncle, cousin