1 Who wrote "The Thing in the Forest"? Penny Primrose A. S. Byatt Antonia Draught 2 Which character is not considered one of the protagonists of "The Thing in the Forest"? There are no protagonists Primrose Alys Penny 3 What type of text is "The Thing in the Forest"? Novella Novel Short story Play 4 Who narrates "The Thing in the Forest"? Primrose An unnamed third-person narrator Penny An unnamed first-person narrator 5 During what historical event is "The Thing in the Forest" set? WWI 9/11 The Boer War WWII 6 In what year is the story set? 1911 2001 1994 1940 7 From what city do the girls flee? Paris New York Brussels London 8 Why do the girls leave the city at the beginning of the story? Their parents are dead To escape the German bombing To escape being drafted into war They are on a school field trip 9 Where do Penny and Primrose first meet? At a mansion On a bus On the train In the forest 10 What do the girls agree to do when they meet? Make friendships with other children Ignore each other Sneak off from the group and return to the city Stick together 11 Why are the train station names blacked out? To confuse invading armies To confuse the girls They are being repainted The country has been taken over by the enemy 12 What enemy army is carrying out the Blitz? Germany Russia France U.S. 13 What do Penny and Primrose fear the other children will become? A monster Germans A gang Homesick 14 Where are the evacuated children temporarily kept? A prison A mental hospital A mansion house A warehouse 15 Who wants to come with Penny and Primrose when they go into the forest? Alice Allison Callie Alys 16 What is the significance of entering the forest for Penny and Primrose? They know of a secret tunnel back to their parents They are witches They have never been in a forest before They are trained survivalists 17 What happens before the girls see the Thing? They smell and hear it coming They hear a voice An alarm sounds All the birds fly away in a panic 18 Which answer is not something to which Byatt compares the Thing's smell? Tobacco Bad eggs Old bedding Blocked drains 19 What shape is the Thing's face? Circular Rectangular Triangular Octagonal 20 To what does Byatt compare the Thing's body? A turd A train A canoe A bullet 21 How does the Thing move forward? It pulls itself on its little arms It wriggles like a snake It curls in a ball and rolls It undulates like a worm 22 What emotion is expressed in the Thing's face? Glee Hatred Indifference Misery 23 Which answer is not something collected in the Thing's body? Bars of soap Dishcloths Nuts and bolts Pan scrubbers 24 What happens to Penny and Primrose the day after they see the Thing? They are sent to different families They are adopted by the same family They are killed in an air raid They return to their parents 25 What do Penny and Primrose do immediately after seeing the Thing? They run screaming and tell everyone about what they saw They hold hands and walk back to the other children They attack the Thing with knives They search for Alys