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

Primrose

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

Play

Short story

Novella
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?
WWII

WWI

The Boer War

9/11
6 In what year is the story set?
1940

2001

1994

1911
7 From what city do the girls flee?
London

Paris

Brussels

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

To escape being drafted into war

Their parents are dead

To escape the German bombing
9 Where do Penny and Primrose first meet?
In the forest

At a mansion

On the train

On a bus
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

To confuse the girls

The country has been taken over by the enemy

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

Russia

Germany

U.S.
13 What do Penny and Primrose fear the other children will become?
Germans

Homesick

A gang

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

A prison

A mansion house

A mental hospital
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 are trained survivalists

They are witches

They have never been in a forest before

They know of a secret tunnel back to their parents
17 What happens before the girls see the Thing?
All the birds fly away in a panic

An alarm sounds

They hear a voice

They smell and hear it coming
18 Which answer is not something to which Byatt compares the Thing's smell?
Blocked drains

Tobacco

Old bedding

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

Circular

Rectangular

Octagonal
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 pulls itself on its little arms

It curls in a ball and rolls

It undulates like a worm

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

Hatred

Misery

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

Bars of soap

Pan scrubbers

Nuts and bolts
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 are killed in an air raid

They return to their parents
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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