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- 1. Multiple ChoiceInfer the reason the children so strongly oppose turning off the nursery?They fear that it may actually kill the lions.They are trying to upset their parentsThey are more connected to the nursery than they are connected to their parents.They have given into the nursery and it controls them.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceBased on the story, which of the following technological advantages could you conclude that the author, Bradbury, think could actually be the most harmful?An entertainment room that makes your thoughts real.An entertainment room that replaces your father or mother for affection.A home that turns off lights before and after you enter the roomThe ability to take rocket trips without any adult supervision.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat word best describes Bradbury’s tone (attitude) toward the increasing use of technology?AdmonishingExcitedEncouragingContent
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat does technology do, according to Lydia?Makes her feel uselessMakes her happyMakes her sleepyMakes her proud
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich one of the following is NOT an example of foreshadowing in the story?"They almost got us!" Lydia says when the lions run towards them at the beginning of the story.At dinner they ate alone, for Wendy and Peter were at a special plastic carnival."What is that?" Lydia asked. "An old wallet of mine . . . there were drops of saliva on it. . .""Those screams- they sound familiar."
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is being inferred by the following line from the end of the story? "And suddenly they realized why those other screams had sounded familiar."They heard the screams of the childrenThey heard the scream of vulturesThey heard the lions dying in the virtual worldThey heard their own screams
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following literary devices is being used in this quote, "... he opened this door and found Wonderland, Alice, the Mock Turtle, or Aladdin and his Magical Lamp..."AllusionForeshadowingSimileTheme
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhen the parents ask Peter and Wendy why the nursery is stuck in Africa, the children say, "There's no Africa in the nursery." Then, Wendy runs to the nursery, and comes back declaring there is no Africa scene in the nursery. Based on the fact that the parents saw Africa earlier, what can be inferred about the children's answer?The nursery is broken and no one knows it.The children are lying, and Wendy ran ahead to change the room scene.The parents are causing Africa to show on the walls.Peter is innocent. Wendy is to blame for the scene of Africa.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich one of the following DOES NOT contain a message the author wanted to teach in this story?Spoiled children can be violent.The children of the future should be allowed to create without restrictions.Humans should not allow technology to control them.Parents must have and maintain rules for their children.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following literary devices is being used in this quote? "'I don't imagine the room will like being turned off.'"ImageryPersonificationAllusionSimile
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