The Thing in the Forest Quizzes

The Thing in the Forest Quiz 1

1 Who wrote "The Thing in the Forest"?

Penny

Antonia Draught

A. S. Byatt

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

There are no protagonists

Alys

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"?

Penny

An unnamed third-person narrator

Primrose

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?

1911

1940

1994

2001
7 From what city do the girls flee?

London

Brussels

Paris

New York
8 Why do the girls leave the city at the beginning of the story?

Their parents are dead

They are on a school field trip

To escape being drafted into war

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

On the train

On a bus

At a mansion

In the forest
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

The country has been taken over by the enemy

To confuse invading armies

To confuse the girls
12 What enemy army is carrying out the Blitz?

U.S.

Germany

France

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

Germans

Homesick

A gang

A monster
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?

Callie

Allison

Alys

Alice
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?

Bad eggs

Tobacco

Old bedding

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

Rectangular

Triangular

Octagonal

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

A turd

A canoe

A train

A bullet
21 How does the Thing move forward?

It undulates like a worm

It wriggles like a snake

It curls in a ball and rolls

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

Glee

Indifference

Misery

Hatred
23 Which answer is not something collected in the Thing's body?

Dishcloths

Nuts and bolts

Pan scrubbers

Bars of soap
24 What happens to Penny and Primrose the day after they see the Thing?

They are killed in an air raid

They return to their parents

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 attack the Thing with knives

They search for Alys

They run screaming and tell everyone about what they saw

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