"The Veldt"
What brand is the Hadley's house?
Happy-Life Home
Who is the main character of the story?
Hollis
What does the couple drink as they discuss the end of the world?
Coffee
What do they call Braling's double/robot?
Braling Two
"It's Earth for me. Back to old Mother Earth at ten thousand miles per hour. I'll burn like a match."
Hollis
What are the names of the Hadley children?
Peter and Wendy
Which character reflects happily on his life?
Lespere
How does the couple know the world is ending?
Everyone on earth had a dream about it.
What is the one difference between Braling and his double/robot
The "tick tick tick" sound that comes from its chest.
“You wouldn’t like it at all. I keep running. There’s no way to shut me off. I’m perfectly alive and I have feelings.”
Braling Two
What two items do the characters find mysteriously in the nursery? Hint: these items foreshadow the story's ending!
An old wallet and a bloody scarf
Which character sees beauty in the asteroid belt?
Stone
How would you describe the couple's reaction to the news that the world is ending?
Relaxed/accepting
Where did Braling always dream of going?
Rio
“All right – all right, if they’ll just shut up. One minute, mind you, and then off forever.”
George Hadley
Why did Ray Bradbury most likely use the veldt as the setting in the nursery?
To contrast the human past with the human future
Which character is flying towards Pluto?
Applegate
What makes the couple laugh as they go to bed?
The wife left the faucet running and goes to turn it off
Why does Smith want to spend some time away from his wife?
She is too needy/clingy
"Make a wish."
The mother at the end of "Kaleidoscope"
Who is the psychologist called to the Hadley's house?
David McClean
What is the most likely definition of the term "blackballed" as used in the story?
To sabotage someone's career
What year does the story take place?
1969
What horrifying discovery does Smith make in the story?
His wife has been replaced by a double/robot
"...the usual violences, a tendency toward a slight paranoia here or there. But this is usual in children because they feel their parents are always doing things to make them suffer in one way or another."
David McClean