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"?

There are no protagonists

Alys

Penny

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

Novel

Novella

Play

Short story
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?

WWII

9/11

The Boer War

WWI
6 In what year is the story set?

1994

2001

1940

1911
7 From what city do the girls flee?

Paris

New York

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

At a mansion

In the forest

On the train
10 What do the girls agree to do when they meet?

Stick together

Make friendships with other children

Sneak off from the group and return to the city

Ignore each other
11 Why are the train station names blacked out?

They are being repainted

To confuse the girls

To confuse invading armies

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

Russia

U.S.

France

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

Germans

A monster

A gang

Homesick
14 Where are the evacuated children temporarily kept?

A mansion house

A mental hospital

A warehouse

A prison
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 have never been in a forest before

They are witches

They are trained survivalists
17 What happens before the girls see the Thing?

All the birds fly away in a panic

They hear a voice

They smell and hear it coming

An alarm sounds
18 Which answer is not something to which Byatt compares the Thing's smell?

Old bedding

Blocked drains

Bad eggs

Tobacco
19 What shape is the Thing's face?

Circular

Octagonal

Triangular

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

A train

A canoe

A bullet

A turd
21 How does the Thing move forward?

It curls in a ball and rolls

It wriggles like a snake

It pulls itself on its little arms

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

Hatred

Misery

Glee

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

Bars of soap

Pan scrubbers

Nuts and bolts

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

They are sent to different families

They are adopted by the same family

They return to their parents

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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