The Thing in the Forest Quizzes

The Thing in the Forest Quiz 1

1 Who wrote "The Thing in the Forest"?

A. S. Byatt

Primrose

Antonia Draught

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

Primrose

Penny

There are no protagonists

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

Play

Novel

Novella

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

Penny

An unnamed first-person narrator

Primrose

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

9/11

The Boer War

WWII

WWI
6 In what year is the story set?

1994

1911

2001

1940
7 From what city do the girls flee?

New York

Paris

Brussels

London
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?

At a mansion

On the train

In the forest

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

Ignore each other

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

To confuse invading armies

To confuse the girls

They are being repainted

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

France

U.S.

Russia

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

A monster

Germans

A gang

Homesick
14 Where are the evacuated children temporarily kept?

A mental hospital

A warehouse

A prison

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

Alice

Allison

Callie

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

They have never been in a forest before

They are witches

They are trained survivalists

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

They smell and hear it coming

An alarm sounds

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?

Tobacco

Blocked drains

Old bedding

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 train

A turd

A canoe

A bullet
21 How does the Thing move forward?

It curls in a ball and rolls

It undulates like a worm

It wriggles like a snake

It pulls itself on its little arms
22 What emotion is expressed in the Thing's face?

Hatred

Indifference

Glee

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

Pan scrubbers

Dishcloths

Nuts and bolts

Bars of soap
24 What happens to Penny and Primrose the day after they see the Thing?

They return to their parents

They are adopted by the same family

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 attack the Thing with knives

They hold hands and walk back to the other children

They search for Alys

They run screaming and tell everyone about what they saw

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