KIDS TRIVIA

KIDS QUIZ

SCIENCE FICTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why do the parents run into the nursery at the end of The Veldt?
A
They go to investigate the screams
B
they kids call for them to come
C
they want a vacation
D
David McClean tells them to check it out
E
They wanted to try the nursery without the distraction of the kids
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A “nursery” is another name for a children’s bedroom and playroom, the place where children grow up. But Bradbury’s nursery actually helps raise Wendy and Peter-so much so that it replaces their parents.

Detailed explanation-2: -She tells husband George about her concerns. Since the kitchen of the future is making dinner for the family, the parents have some free time for a nice chat. So they check out the nursery, which gives our narrator tons of time for description. We hear about their “Happylife Home, ‘’ which is expensive.

Detailed explanation-3: -Why do Peter and Wendy choose the nursery over their parents? The children have choose “the long, hot African veldt”(pg. 94) because planned to kill their parents by using Africa and the lions. Peter says “I don’t want to do anything but look and listen and smell; what else is there to do”? (p.

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