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"?
Alys

Primrose

Penny

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

Play

Short story

Novella
4 Who narrates "The Thing in the Forest"?
Primrose

Penny

An unnamed first-person narrator

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

WWII

WWI

9/11
6 In what year is the story set?
1911

1940

1994

2001
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?
To escape the German bombing

To escape being drafted into war

Their parents are dead

They are on a school field trip
9 Where do Penny and Primrose first meet?
At a mansion

On a bus

In the forest

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

Make friendships with other children

Sneak off from the group and return to the city

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

They are being repainted

The country has been taken over by the enemy

To confuse the girls
12 What enemy army is carrying out the Blitz?
U.S.

Russia

France

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

A gang

Germans

A monster
14 Where are the evacuated children temporarily kept?
A warehouse

A prison

A mental hospital

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 trained survivalists

They are witches

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

They smell and hear it coming

All the birds fly away in a panic

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

Bad eggs

Tobacco

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

Triangular

Octagonal

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

A bullet

A canoe

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

It undulates like a worm

It wriggles like a snake

It curls in a ball and rolls
22 What emotion is expressed in the Thing's face?
Glee

Indifference

Hatred

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

Nuts and bolts

Pan scrubbers

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

They are killed in an air raid

They are sent to different families

They are adopted by the same family
25 What do Penny and Primrose do immediately after seeing the Thing?
They run screaming and tell everyone about what they saw

They hold hands and walk back to the other children

They search for Alys

They attack the Thing with knives

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