The Thing in the Forest Quizzes

The Thing in the Forest Quiz 1

1 Who wrote "The Thing in the Forest"?
A. S. Byatt

Antonia Draught

Primrose

Penny
2 Which character is not considered one of the protagonists of "The Thing in the Forest"?
There are no protagonists

Primrose

Penny

Alys
3 What type of text is "The Thing in the Forest"?
Short story

Novella

Novel

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

Penny

Primrose

An unnamed third-person narrator
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

1911

1940

2001
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

To escape the German bombing

To escape being drafted into war

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

On the train

At a mansion

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

Make friendships with other children

Ignore each other

Sneak off from the group and return to the city
11 Why are the train station names blacked out?
To confuse invading armies

The country has been taken over by the enemy

To confuse the girls

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

Russia

U.S.

France
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 warehouse

A mental hospital

A mansion house

A prison
15 Who wants to come with Penny and Primrose when they go into the forest?
Allison

Alys

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 are witches

They have never been in a forest before

They are trained survivalists
17 What happens before the girls see the Thing?
They smell and hear it coming

They hear a voice

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?
Tobacco

Bad eggs

Blocked drains

Old bedding
19 What shape is the Thing's face?
Circular

Octagonal

Triangular

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

A bullet

A train

A turd
21 How does the Thing move forward?
It wriggles like a snake

It curls in a ball and rolls

It pulls itself on its little arms

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

Indifference

Hatred

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

Nuts and bolts

Dishcloths

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 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 run screaming and tell everyone about what they saw

They hold hands and walk back to the other children

They attack the Thing with knives

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