Q 01/05

Which animals does the nursery turn on George and Lydia Hadley at the end of The Veldt?

A) Hyenas

B) Lions

C) Leopards

D) Crocodiles

Answer · why

B) Lions

Lions close in on the trapped parents once the children shut them inside. Ray Bradbury never shows the kill, only the animals feeding in the distance ...

Q 02/05

Which electronic producer released the 2012 track The Veldt, inspired by Ray Bradbury's short story?

A) Skrillex

B) Avicii

C) Deadmau5

D) Daft Punk

Answer · why

C) Deadmau5

Deadmau5 built the track during a 22-hour live stream, and the next day found a singer who had already recorded his own vocals over it.

Q 03/05

Peter and Wendy Hadley of The Veldt share their first names with characters created by which author?

A) Lewis Carroll

B) L. Frank Baum

C) Roald Dahl

D) J. M. Barrie

Answer · why

D) J. M. Barrie

J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan and Wendy Darling fly off to Neverland, and critics call the echo deliberate: the Hadley children also escape adult rules int...

Q 04/05

What does Wendy Hadley calmly offer David McClean at the very end of The Veldt?

A) A cup of tea

B) A sandwich

C) A glass of lemonade

D) A slice of cake

Answer · why

A) A cup of tea

A cup of tea is the chilling last touch: the children are picnicking politely while, in the distance, the animals finish feeding on what readers reali...

Q 05/05

In The Veldt, whose are the strangely familiar screams George and Lydia Hadley keep hearing?

A) Their children's

B) Their own

C) David McClean's

D) Their neighbours'

Answer · why

B) Their own

Their own screams are what the parents have been hearing all along: the room had been playing out simulated versions of the couple being hunted.