The Veldt

Which of the following would be considered ironic about the situation in Ray Bradbury's short story, "The Veldt"?

• The house is called a HappyLife Home.

• Peter and Wendy are twins.

• David McClean is a psychologist.

• George and Lydia are worried about the nursery.

Which one of the following is NOT an example of foreshadowing in the story?

• "They almost got us!" Lydia says when the lions run towards them at the beginning of the story.

• At dinner they ate alone, for Wendy and Peter were at a special plastic carnival.

• "What is that?" Lydia asked.  "An old wallet of mine . . . there were drops of saliva on it. . ."

• "Those screams- they sound familiar."

What is being inferred by the following line from the end of the story?  "And suddenly they realized why those other screams had sounded familiar."

• They heard the screams of the children

• They heard the scream of vultures

• They heard the lions dying in the virtual world

• They heard their own screams

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.

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

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

What is the primary setting of Ray Bradbury's "The Veldt"?

• A futuristic house

• A traditional farm

• A bustling city

• A deserted island

Which character in "The Veldt" is a psychologist?

• George Hadley

• Lydia Hadley

• David McClean

• Peter Hadley