The Veldt Questions
1) Why did Lydia ask George to call a psychologist to look at the play-room in the beginning of the story?
A) Because she was unhappy with their HappyLife Home.
B) Because she was always being chased by lions.
C) Because she thought there was something wrong with it.
2) How much did the play-room cost?
A) $10,000
B) $15,000
C) $50,000
3) Why were George and Lydia surprised when they first ran out of the play-room?
A) Because the lions nearly caught them.
B) Because the walls made it look so real.
C) Because they both felt very differently.
D) Because the room spoke to them
4) What was Lydia's major problem with their HappyLife Home?
A) She thought it took over her role as mother.
B) George was getting more and more nervous.
C) She was scared of the lions.
5) What surprised George about the play-room when he went inside alone?
A) That he could not get it to change away from Africa.
B) That it could read the thoughts in the children's minds and create life to fill their every wish.
C) That the lions did not chase him
6) What did David McLean think when he saw the play-room?
A) That it was bad for the children.
B) That Peter must have changed it in some way.
C) That George wasn't like Santa Clause.
7) What did David McLean say they must do?
A) Close the play-room and have the children come to see him for help.
B) Learn how to cook and take care of themselves
C) Change the play-room story away from the African veldt
8) Why did George agree to turn on the play-room again after he had turned off all the machines?
A) So that the children could say goodbye to the lions.
B) Because the children wanted to have a picnic on the African veldt.
C) So that Lydia and the children would stop complaining.
9) Why did Peter and Wendy call out for George and Lydia to come quickly?
A) Because the veldt was empty save for the lions.
B) Because the lions were chasing them.
C) Because they wanted them to come to the play-room.
10) In the story George mentioned the following English idiom: "Children are carpets, they should be stepped on sometimes." What does this mean?
A) Children sometimes get dirty and need to be kept clean.
B) Children should always listen to their parents
C) Children should not be given everything they want.
D) Children should be given everything they want
11) What two items does George find in the nursery that foreshadow what will happen to him and his wife? Cite evidence from the story
12) What are two examples of how the house does too much for the family? Cite evidence from the story
