The Thing in the Forest Quizzes

The Thing in the Forest Quiz 1

1 Who wrote "The Thing in the Forest"?
Antonia Draught

A. S. Byatt

Penny

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

Alys

Primrose

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

Short story

Novel

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

An unnamed third-person narrator

Penny

Primrose
5 During what historical event is "The Thing in the Forest" set?
WWII

9/11

WWI

The Boer War
6 In what year is the story set?
1994

1940

1911

2001
7 From what city do the girls flee?
Brussels

London

Paris

New York
8 Why do the girls leave the city at the beginning of the story?
To escape being drafted into war

To escape the German bombing

They are on a school field trip

Their parents are dead
9 Where do Penny and Primrose first meet?
In the forest

At a mansion

On a bus

On the train
10 What do the girls agree to do when they meet?
Stick together

Make friendships with other children

Sneak off from the group and return to the city

Ignore each other
11 Why are the train station names blacked out?
They are being repainted

To confuse the girls

To confuse invading armies

The country has been taken over by the enemy
12 What enemy army is carrying out the Blitz?
Russia

France

U.S.

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

A monster

Germans

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

A mental hospital

A prison

A mansion house
15 Who wants to come with Penny and Primrose when they go into the forest?
Callie

Alys

Alice

Allison
16 What is the significance of entering the forest for Penny and Primrose?
They are witches

They have never been in a forest before

They are trained survivalists

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

They hear a voice

An alarm sounds

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

Tobacco

Bad eggs

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

Triangular

Rectangular

Octagonal
20 To what does Byatt compare the Thing's body?
A bullet

A canoe

A train

A turd
21 How does the Thing move forward?
It curls in a ball and rolls

It wriggles like a snake

It undulates like a worm

It pulls itself on its little arms
22 What emotion is expressed in the Thing's face?
Glee

Hatred

Indifference

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

Nuts and bolts

Bars of soap

Dishcloths
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 are sent to different families

They return to their parents
25 What do Penny and Primrose do immediately after seeing the Thing?
They search for Alys

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

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The Thing in the Forest

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