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