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Vocabulary
Comprehension
Literary Devices
Character Identification
Grab Bag!
100
This is open, uncultivated country or grassland in southern Africa.
What is a veldt?
100
When their nursery begins to act up, who do Mr. and Mrs. Hadey consider calling this character to get advice on the subject.
Who is David McLean, the psychologist?
100
This is the turning point of a story, during which tension reaches a high point and excitement is at its greatest.
What is the climax?
100
“I think the sun is a flower that blooms for just one hour.”
Who is Margot?
100
This is the name of the model home in which the Hadley family lives.
What is Happylife Home?
200
This is an adjective which means causing anguish, fear, or horror.
What is horrid?
200
The story "All Summer in a Day" takes place on this planet.
What is Venus?
200
This is a reading strategy which requires readers to make an educated guess based on evidences from the text.
What is inference.
200
“Can you tell me where I can get one, a robot, a marionette, for myself?”
Who is Mr. Smith?
200
Ray Bradbury is best known for his contributions to this literary genre.
What is Science Fiction?
300
This is a mental condition characterized by delusions of persecution, unwarranted jealousy, or exaggerated self-importance.
What is paranoia?
300
When he returns home with his meeting from Mr. Braling, Mr. Smith discovers this about his wife.
What is she has been transformed into a marionette robot?
300
This is a character who undergoes great changes throughout the course of a text.
What is a dynamic character.
300
“We were, for a long while. Now we're going to really start living. Instead of being handled and massaged, we're going to live."
Who is Mr. Hadley?
300
This is food and drink regarded as a source of strength; nourishment.
What is sustenance?
400
This means having all one's attention or interest absorbed by someone or something.
What is engrossed?
400
In "The Veldt," what two items do Mr. and Mrs. Hadley discover on the floor of their nursery?
What are a scarf and a wallet?
400
This is a narrative point of view in which an outside character is telling the story but only reveals the thoughts and feelings of one character.
What is third-person limited point of view?
400
“You've let this room and this house replace you and your wife in your children's affections.”
Who is David McLean?
400
"It may be splitting hairs, but I think it's highly ethical. After all, what my wife wants most of all is ME.”
Who is Braling?
500
This means excited, confused, or disorderly.
What is tumultuously?
500
In "All Summer in a Day" we learn that Margot originally lived in this state.
What is Ohio?
500
This is a literary device in which the author leaves hints or clues about what is to happen later in a story.
What is foreshadowing?
500
“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."
Who is Braling Two?
500
In “The Veldt,” Bradbury ascribes human characteristics to everyday objects. This is an example of this literary device.
What is personification?