The Thing in the Forest Quizzes

The Thing in the Forest Quiz 1

1 Who wrote "The Thing in the Forest"?

Antonia Draught

A. S. Byatt

Penny

Primrose
2 Which character is not considered one of the protagonists of "The Thing in the Forest"?

Alys

There are no protagonists

Primrose

Penny
3 What type of text is "The Thing in the Forest"?

Novel

Play

Novella

Short story
4 Who narrates "The Thing in the Forest"?

Penny

An unnamed first-person narrator

Primrose

An unnamed third-person narrator
5 During what historical event is "The Thing in the Forest" set?

WWI

The Boer War

WWII

9/11
6 In what year is the story set?

1911

1994

1940

2001
7 From what city do the girls flee?

New York

London

Paris

Brussels
8 Why do the girls leave the city at the beginning of the story?

They are on a school field trip

To escape being drafted into war

Their parents are dead

To escape the German bombing
9 Where do Penny and Primrose first meet?

On the train

In the forest

At a mansion

On a bus
10 What do the girls agree to do when they meet?

Sneak off from the group and return to the city

Stick together

Ignore each other

Make friendships with other children
11 Why are the train station names blacked out?

The country has been taken over by the enemy

To confuse the girls

To confuse invading armies

They are being repainted
12 What enemy army is carrying out the Blitz?

Germany

France

Russia

U.S.
13 What do Penny and Primrose fear the other children will become?

Germans

A gang

A monster

Homesick
14 Where are the evacuated children temporarily kept?

A warehouse

A mental hospital

A mansion house

A prison
15 Who wants to come with Penny and Primrose when they go into the forest?

Callie

Alice

Alys

Allison
16 What is the significance of entering the forest for Penny and Primrose?

They are trained survivalists

They know of a secret tunnel back to their parents

They have never been in a forest before

They are witches
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?

Blocked drains

Bad eggs

Old bedding

Tobacco
19 What shape is the Thing's face?

Circular

Triangular

Rectangular

Octagonal
20 To what does Byatt compare the Thing's body?

A bullet

A train

A canoe

A turd
21 How does the Thing move forward?

It undulates like a worm

It curls in a ball and rolls

It pulls itself on its little arms

It wriggles like a snake
22 What emotion is expressed in the Thing's face?

Hatred

Indifference

Glee

Misery
23 Which answer is not something collected in the Thing's body?

Bars of soap

Nuts and bolts

Dishcloths

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 return to their parents

They are killed in an air raid
25 What do Penny and Primrose do immediately after seeing the Thing?

They attack the Thing with knives

They search for Alys

They hold hands and walk back to the other children

They run screaming and tell everyone about what they saw

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