People
George and Lydia Hadley
What is a veldt?
An African grassland or Savannah
What is the climax of "The Veldt"?
When the parents are tricked, locked in the nursery, and killed by the lions.
How does The Veldt end?
The kids murder their parents with the use of the nursery.
Why were the screams familiar to George and Lydia by the end of the story?
They realized that they were hearing their own screams
The name of the psychologist
David McClean
What is the name of the room that the children are focusing on in The Veldt?
The Nursery
Provide an example of foreshadowing from the story
The screams / the lions running at George and Lydia when they're in the nursery / George being unable to change the nursery
How do the children react when the parents tell them they are locking the nursery?
They are extremely upset; throw a tantrum
How does Peter respond when George tells him he is shutting down the house?
Peter threatens George
The author of "The Veldt"
Ray Bradbury
Why are George and Lydia unhappy with their HappyLife Home?
They feel unnecessary
(2x) The parents give the children the nursery to make them happy and the children end up killing the parents with it.
Irony
Why did the children react so hysterically when George Hadley shut down the house?
They were used to getting whatever they wanted and were obsessed and reliant on the nursery/house
Where are the Hadleys intending to go on vacation?
Iowa
This individual caves to the children and allows them to use the nursery one final time before shutting it off.
Lydia Hadley
What does David McClean tell the Hadleys to do about their nursery and house?
They should shut it down and bring their children to therapy
What is the mood of "The Veldt"? (emotional atmosphere the author is creating)
Dark / Suspenseful / Danger
Why do the parents run into the nursery at the end of the story?
The kids yelled for them to come
How much money did the Hadleys spend on the room which contains the nursery?
$15,000
Who is the most anxious about the nursery being too realistic?
Lydia Hadley
What two objects were found in the nursery over the course of the story?
George's wallet and Lydia's scarf
What point of view is "The Veldt" told from?
3rd person limited
Why have the children become so disobedient to their parents?
They do not like to be told "no".
Name one of the settings the nursery used to be.
Oz, Aladdin, Wonderland, Dr. Doolittle, Cow jumping over the moon, Rima