The Thing in the Forest Quizzes

The Thing in the Forest Quiz 1

1 Who wrote "The Thing in the Forest"?
Antonia Draught

A. S. Byatt

Penny

Primrose
2 Which character is not considered one of the protagonists of "The Thing in the Forest"?
There are no protagonists

Alys

Primrose

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

Novel

Play

Short story
4 Who narrates "The Thing in the Forest"?
An unnamed third-person narrator

An unnamed first-person narrator

Primrose

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

1940

1911

1994
7 From what city do the girls flee?
New York

Paris

London

Brussels
8 Why do the girls leave the city at the beginning of the story?
Their parents are dead

They are on a school field trip

To escape being drafted into war

To escape the German bombing
9 Where do Penny and Primrose first meet?
On a bus

On the train

In the forest

At a mansion
10 What do the girls agree to do when they meet?
Stick together

Sneak off from the group and return to the city

Make friendships with other children

Ignore each other
11 Why are the train station names blacked out?
To confuse invading armies

They are being repainted

To confuse the girls

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

France

U.S.

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

Germans

Homesick

A gang
14 Where are the evacuated children temporarily kept?
A mental hospital

A prison

A mansion house

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

Alice

Allison

Callie
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 smell and hear it coming

They hear a voice
18 Which answer is not something to which Byatt compares the Thing's smell?
Tobacco

Old bedding

Blocked drains

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

Rectangular

Octagonal

Triangular
20 To what does Byatt compare the Thing's body?
A canoe

A turd

A train

A bullet
21 How does the Thing move forward?
It wriggles like a snake

It pulls itself on its little arms

It curls in a ball and rolls

It undulates like a worm
22 What emotion is expressed in the Thing's face?
Indifference

Hatred

Glee

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 are adopted by the same family

They return to their parents

They are killed in an air raid

They are sent to different families
25 What do Penny and Primrose do immediately after seeing the Thing?
They search for Alys

They attack the Thing with knives

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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