The Thing in the Forest Quizzes

The Thing in the Forest Quiz 1

1 Who wrote "The Thing in the Forest"?
Penny

Primrose

Antonia Draught

A. S. Byatt
2 Which character is not considered one of the protagonists of "The Thing in the Forest"?
Alys

There are no protagonists

Penny

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

Short story

Novella

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

An unnamed first-person narrator

Penny

Primrose
5 During what historical event is "The Thing in the Forest" set?
9/11

WWI

The Boer War

WWII
6 In what year is the story set?
1911

1994

2001

1940
7 From what city do the girls flee?
Brussels

Paris

New York

London
8 Why do the girls leave the city at the beginning of the story?
They are on a school field trip

Their parents are dead

To escape the German bombing

To escape being drafted into war
9 Where do Penny and Primrose first meet?
On a bus

In the forest

On the train

At a mansion
10 What do the girls agree to do when they meet?
Ignore each other

Sneak off from the group and return to the city

Stick together

Make friendships with other children
11 Why are the train station names blacked out?
To confuse the girls

The country has been taken over by the enemy

To confuse invading armies

They are being repainted
12 What enemy army is carrying out the Blitz?
France

U.S.

Germany

Russia
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 mental hospital

A prison

A warehouse

A mansion house
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 know of a secret tunnel back to their parents

They are trained survivalists

They are witches

They have never been in a forest before
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?
Tobacco

Blocked drains

Old bedding

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

Octagonal

Circular

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 curls in a ball and rolls

It pulls itself on its little arms

It wriggles like a snake

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

Glee

Hatred

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

Dishcloths

Pan scrubbers

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 are killed in an air raid

They return to their parents

They are sent to different families
25 What do Penny and Primrose do immediately after seeing the Thing?
They run screaming and tell everyone about what they saw

They attack the Thing with knives

They hold hands and walk back to the other children

They search for Alys

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