The Thing in the Forest Quizzes

The Thing in the Forest Quiz 1

1 Who wrote "The Thing in the Forest"?
Penny

Antonia Draught

A. S. Byatt

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

There are no protagonists

Alys

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

Novel

Novella

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

Penny

An unnamed first-person narrator

An unnamed third-person narrator
5 During what historical event is "The Thing in the Forest" set?
9/11

WWII

The Boer War

WWI
6 In what year is the story set?
1940

1994

2001

1911
7 From what city do the girls flee?
London

New York

Brussels

Paris
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

Their parents are dead

They are on a school field trip
9 Where do Penny and Primrose first meet?
In the forest

At a mansion

On the train

On a bus
10 What do the girls agree to do when they meet?
Make friendships with other children

Sneak off from the group and return to the city

Stick together

Ignore each other
11 Why are the train station names blacked out?
The country has been taken over by the enemy

They are being repainted

To confuse invading armies

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

Homesick

Germans

A gang
14 Where are the evacuated children temporarily kept?
A warehouse

A mental hospital

A prison

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

Allison

Alice

Callie
16 What is the significance of entering the forest for Penny and Primrose?
They are witches

They know of a secret tunnel back to their parents

They have never been in a forest before

They are trained survivalists
17 What happens before the girls see the Thing?
They hear a voice

They smell and hear it coming

All the birds fly away in a panic

An alarm sounds
18 Which answer is not something to which Byatt compares the Thing's smell?
Old bedding

Bad eggs

Blocked drains

Tobacco
19 What shape is the Thing's face?
Triangular

Circular

Octagonal

Rectangular
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 wriggles like a snake

It undulates like a worm

It pulls itself on its little arms

It curls in a ball and rolls
22 What emotion is expressed in the Thing's face?
Indifference

Misery

Glee

Hatred
23 Which answer is not something collected in the Thing's body?
Bars of soap

Pan scrubbers

Nuts and bolts

Dishcloths
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 hold hands and walk back to the other children

They search for Alys

They attack the Thing with knives

They run screaming and tell everyone about what they saw

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The Thing in the Forest

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