The Veldt Pre-Reading

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

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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 central theme of 'The Veldt'?

• The dangers of over-reliance on technology

• The importance of family bonding

• The beauty of nature

• The inevitability of change

Which literary device is predominantly used in 'The Veldt' to hint at future events?

• Metaphor

• Foreshadowing

• Irony

• Alliteration

In 'The Veldt', what does the nursery symbolize?

• Childhood innocence

• Parental control

• Technological advancement

• Imagination and reality

What is the setting of 'The Veldt'?

• A futuristic city

• A suburban home with a high-tech nursery

• A rural village

• A space station

Who are the main characters in 'The Veldt'?

• George and Lydia Hadley

• Peter and Wendy Darling

• John and Mary Smith

• Tom and Susan Brown

What is the primary conflict in 'The Veldt'?

• Man vs. Nature

• Man vs. Technology

• Man vs. Society

• Man vs. Self

How do the children in 'The Veldt' feel about the nursery?

• They are indifferent

• They are afraid

• They are obsessed

• They dislike it