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

Penny

Primrose
2 Which character is not considered one of the protagonists of "The Thing in the Forest"?

Alys

There are no protagonists

Penny

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

Novel

Play

Novella

Short story
4 Who narrates "The Thing in the Forest"?

An unnamed third-person narrator

Primrose

Penny

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

WWII

The Boer War

WWI

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

2001

1911

1994

1940
7 From what city do the girls flee?

London

New York

Paris

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

They are on a school field trip

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

At a mansion

On a bus

On the train

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

Stick together

Ignore each other

Sneak off from the group and return to the city

Make friendships with other children
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?

Russia

U.S.

Germany

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

Homesick

Germans

A gang

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?

Alys

Allison

Alice

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

They are trained survivalists

They are witches

They know of a secret tunnel back to their parents

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

An alarm sounds

They hear a voice

They smell and hear it coming

All the birds fly away in a panic
18 Which answer is not something to which Byatt compares the Thing's smell?

Tobacco

Old bedding

Blocked drains

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

Rectangular

Circular

Octagonal

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

A canoe

A train

A turd

A bullet
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?

Indifference

Hatred

Glee

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 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 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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