The Veldt and Lamb to the Slaughter Review

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Across
  1. 6. At the end of The Veldt, it is assumed that the parents were eaten by the ______ in the nursery.
  2. 7. To scatter here or there
  3. 9. George and Lydia are upset with their children for constantly turning their ______ into an African veldt.
  4. 10. To change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state
  5. 15. Open grassland inSouthernn Africa
  6. 16. To confuse or puzzle someone emotionally
  7. 17. To be completely occupied or absorbed by something
  8. 19. Mary Maloney was _______, which may have caused her to be even more emotional than usual.
  9. 21. Does The Veldt take place in the past, present, or future?
  10. 22. To come into possession of something
  11. 23. Patrick Maloney told Mary that he was going to _____ her.
  12. 26. Mary killed her husband by hitting him with a leg of ______.
  13. 27. It is obvious that Mary Maloney really does _____ her husband in Lamb to the Slaughter.
Down
  1. 1. Satisfied with what one has; not wanting more or anything else
  2. 2. George and Lydia Hadley kept hearing familiar ______ coming from the nursery.
  3. 3. To wear off or die down
  4. 4. The family in The Veldt is spoiled by the ______, which does everything for them.
  5. 5. Full of joy and happiness
  6. 8. A sudden sharp feeling or pain
  7. 10. To bring into existence using some sort of magic
  8. 11. Being able to accomplish something with the least waste of time and effort
  9. 12. A track or trail left by a person or animal
  10. 13. A type of literary device when a non-human thing is given human-like qualities/actions
  11. 14. The police officers cannot find the murder weapon because they _____ it.
  12. 18. Lacking skill or grace; clumsy
  13. 20. To pull back or move away or backward
  14. 24. Dr. McClean tells the Hadley's that they should turn the house _____ and take a vacation.
  15. 25. To give comfort or emotional strength to someone