1. (a) Identity three features of the Hadleys' Happy-life Home and three
conveniences it is designed to provide; and (b) explain what is ironic about its
name

2. (a) David McClean, the Hadleys' psychologist friend, wams that the nursery has
usurped George and Lydia's role as parents. Infer how this might have happened
in a short explanation of at least three sentences. (b) Have today's electronic
gadgets and toys usurped parents' power in similar ways? Explain your answer.(4
points)

3. (a)What drives Wendy and Peter to plan the murder of their parents? (b) Infer why
they may have developed such violent and pathological tendencies.(3 points)

4. Identify three topics of 'The Veldt (3 points) (Remember that topics are single
words or short phrases.)

5. (a) What are Bradbury's messages to the reader in regards to these three topics?
In other words, what are three themes of the story? (Each topic will have a
corresponding theme.) (b) Explain how each theme is dramatized and revealed in
the story. (6 points)

6. Evaluate one of the themes that you listed in #6 above. Do you agree with
Bradbury's message? Why or why not? Use contemporary examples and evidence
to support your position. (3 points)

7. Is Bradbury's view of technology primarily positive or negative in "The Veldt"?
Provide three pieces of textual evidence to support your answer. (3 points)

8. Several books and movies that you may be familiar with reflect a fear of advanced
modern technology gone awry. List the titles of three of these movies/books and
describe the occurrences in each of them that reflect a fear of technology. (3 points)