The Thing in the Forest Quizzes

The Thing in the Forest Quiz 1

1 Who wrote "The Thing in the Forest"?
Antonia Draught

Penny

Primrose

A. S. Byatt
2 Which character is not considered one of the protagonists of "The Thing in the Forest"?
Alys

Primrose

There are no protagonists

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

Short story

Novella

Novel
4 Who narrates "The Thing in the Forest"?
An unnamed first-person narrator

An unnamed third-person narrator

Penny

Primrose
5 During what historical event is "The Thing in the Forest" set?
WWI

WWII

9/11

The Boer War
6 In what year is the story set?
1994

2001

1940

1911
7 From what city do the girls flee?
Brussels

Paris

London

New York
8 Why do the girls leave the city at the beginning of the story?
They are on a school field trip

Their parents are dead

To escape being drafted into war

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

In the forest

On the train

At a mansion
10 What do the girls agree to do when they meet?
Sneak off from the group and return to the city

Ignore each other

Stick together

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 invading armies

To confuse the girls

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

Germany

U.S.

Russia
13 What do Penny and Primrose fear the other children will become?
A monster

Homesick

Germans

A gang
14 Where are the evacuated children temporarily kept?
A mental hospital

A mansion house

A prison

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

Alice

Allison

Callie
16 What is the significance of entering the forest for Penny and Primrose?
They have never been in a forest before

They are trained survivalists

They are witches

They know of a secret tunnel back to their parents
17 What happens before the girls see the Thing?
All the birds fly away in a panic

An alarm sounds

They hear a voice

They smell and hear it coming
18 Which answer is not something to which Byatt compares the Thing's smell?
Blocked drains

Old bedding

Tobacco

Bad eggs
19 What shape is the Thing's face?
Rectangular

Octagonal

Circular

Triangular
20 To what does Byatt compare the Thing's body?
A turd

A canoe

A train

A bullet
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?
Indifference

Glee

Misery

Hatred
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 adopted by the same family

They are sent to different families

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 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

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