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"?

Primrose

Penny

Alys

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

Short story

Novella

Novel

Play
4 Who narrates "The Thing in the Forest"?

Penny

Primrose

An unnamed third-person narrator

An unnamed first-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?

2001

1911

1994

1940
7 From what city do the girls flee?

Paris

Brussels

New York

London
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 the train

On a bus

In the forest
10 What do the girls agree to do when they meet?

Ignore each other

Stick together

Sneak off from the group and return to the city

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

The country has been taken over by the enemy

To confuse the girls

To confuse invading armies

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

U.S.

Germany

Russia

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

Germans

Homesick

A monster

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?

Alice

Allison

Callie

Alys
16 What is the significance of entering the forest for Penny and Primrose?

They are trained survivalists

They know of a secret tunnel back to their parents

They are witches

They have never been in a forest before
17 What happens before the girls see the Thing?

They hear a voice

All the birds fly away in a panic

They smell and hear it coming

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

Bad eggs

Blocked drains

Old bedding

Tobacco
19 What shape is the Thing's face?

Octagonal

Rectangular

Circular

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

A turd

A bullet

A train

A canoe
21 How does the Thing move forward?

It wriggles like a snake

It pulls itself on its little arms

It undulates like a worm

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?

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 are sent to different families

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 hold hands and walk back to the other children

They run screaming and tell everyone about what they saw

They attack the Thing with knives

They search for Alys

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