The Thing in the Forest Quizzes

The Thing in the Forest Quiz 1

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

There are no protagonists

Primrose

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

Novella

Novel

Short story

Play
4 Who narrates "The Thing in the Forest"?

Penny

An unnamed third-person narrator

An unnamed first-person narrator

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

9/11

WWI

WWII

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

1994

2001

1911

1940
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 the German bombing

Their parents are dead

They are on a school field trip

To escape being drafted into war
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?

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?

They are being repainted

To confuse invading armies

To confuse the girls

The country has been taken over by the enemy
12 What enemy army is carrying out the Blitz?

Russia

Germany

U.S.

France
13 What do Penny and Primrose fear the other children will become?

A monster

A gang

Germans

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

Allison

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

They are trained survivalists

They have never been in a forest before

They are witches

They know of a secret tunnel back to their parents
17 What happens before the girls see the Thing?

An alarm sounds

They smell and hear it coming

They hear a voice

All the birds fly away in a panic
18 Which answer is not something to which Byatt compares the Thing's smell?

Old bedding

Tobacco

Blocked drains

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

Octagonal

Circular

Triangular

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

A canoe

A train

A bullet

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?

Glee

Indifference

Hatred

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

Nuts and bolts

Dishcloths

Bars of soap

Pan scrubbers
24 What happens to Penny and Primrose the day after they see the Thing?

They return to their parents

They are sent to different families

They are adopted by the same family

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

They search for Alys

They run screaming and tell everyone about what they saw

They hold hands and walk back to the other children

They attack the Thing with knives

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