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

Penny

Primrose

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

An unnamed third-person narrator

An unnamed first-person narrator

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

9/11

WWII

WWI
6 In what year is the story set?
1940

1911

2001

1994
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

Their parents are dead

They are on a school field trip

To escape the German bombing
9 Where do Penny and Primrose first meet?
On a bus

In the forest

At a mansion

On the train
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?
They are being repainted

The country has been taken over by the enemy

To confuse the girls

To confuse invading armies
12 What enemy army is carrying out the Blitz?
Russia

France

Germany

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

A gang

Homesick

Germans
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

Alys

Callie

Allison
16 What is the significance of entering the forest for Penny and Primrose?
They know of a secret tunnel back to their parents

They have never been in a forest before

They are trained survivalists

They are witches
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?
Old bedding

Blocked drains

Bad eggs

Tobacco
19 What shape is the Thing's face?
Octagonal

Triangular

Rectangular

Circular
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 undulates like a worm

It pulls itself on its little arms

It wriggles like a snake
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?
Dishcloths

Bars of soap

Pan scrubbers

Nuts and bolts
24 What happens to Penny and Primrose the day after they see the Thing?
They return to their parents

They are adopted by the same family

They are killed in an air raid

They are sent to different families
25 What do Penny and Primrose do immediately after seeing the Thing?
They run screaming and tell everyone about what they saw

They search for Alys

They attack the Thing with knives

They hold hands and walk back to the other children

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