The Thing in the Forest Quizzes

The Thing in the Forest Quiz 1

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

Penny

Antonia Draught

A. S. Byatt
2 Which character is not considered one of the protagonists of "The Thing in the Forest"?
There are no protagonists

Alys

Penny

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

Play

Novella

Short story
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

WWI

WWII

9/11
6 In what year is the story set?
2001

1994

1911

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?
To escape the German bombing

They are on a school field trip

Their parents are dead

To escape being drafted into war
9 Where do Penny and Primrose first meet?
On the train

At a mansion

In the forest

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

Stick together

Ignore each other

Sneak off from the group and return to the city
11 Why are the train station names blacked out?
To confuse the girls

To confuse invading armies

The country has been taken over by the enemy

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

U.S.

Germany

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

Homesick

A monster

Germans
14 Where are the evacuated children temporarily kept?
A mansion house

A prison

A mental hospital

A warehouse
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 know of a secret tunnel back to their parents

They are trained survivalists

They are witches

They have never been in a forest before
17 What happens before the girls see the Thing?
They smell and hear it coming

They hear a voice

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?
Blocked drains

Old bedding

Bad eggs

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

Triangular

Rectangular

Octagonal
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 pulls itself on its little arms

It curls in a ball and rolls

It wriggles like a snake
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?
Dishcloths

Pan scrubbers

Bars of soap

Nuts and bolts
24 What happens to Penny and Primrose the day after they see the Thing?
They return to their parents

They are killed in an air raid

They are adopted by the same family

They are sent to different families
25 What do Penny and Primrose do immediately after seeing the Thing?
They attack the Thing with knives

They search for Alys

They run screaming and tell everyone about what they saw

They hold hands and walk back to the other children

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The Thing in the Forest

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