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"?
Penny

Primrose

Alys

There are no protagonists
3 What type of text is "The Thing in the Forest"?
Short story

Novel

Play

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

An unnamed third-person narrator

Primrose

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

9/11

WWII

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

1940

2001

1911
7 From what city do the girls flee?
New York

London

Paris

Brussels
8 Why do the girls leave the city at the beginning of the story?
To escape being drafted into war

They are on a school field trip

To escape the German bombing

Their parents are dead
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?
Ignore each other

Sneak off from the group and return to the city

Make friendships with other children

Stick together
11 Why are the train station names blacked out?
To confuse the girls

They are being repainted

The country has been taken over by the enemy

To confuse invading armies
12 What enemy army is carrying out the Blitz?
Germany

U.S.

France

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 mansion house

A mental hospital

A prison

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

Alys

Alice

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

They know of a secret tunnel back to their parents

They are trained survivalists

They are witches
17 What happens before the girls see the Thing?
An alarm sounds

All the birds fly away in a panic

They hear a voice

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

Tobacco

Old bedding

Blocked drains
19 What shape is the Thing's face?
Octagonal

Rectangular

Triangular

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

A bullet

A canoe

A train
21 How does the Thing move forward?
It pulls itself on its little arms

It undulates like a worm

It curls in a ball and rolls

It wriggles like a snake
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?
Pan scrubbers

Bars of soap

Dishcloths

Nuts and bolts
24 What happens to Penny and Primrose the day after they see the Thing?
They are adopted by the same family

They return to their parents

They are sent to different families

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

They attack the Thing with knives

They hold hands and walk back to the other children

They run screaming and tell everyone about what they saw

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