The Thing in the Forest Quizzes

The Thing in the Forest Quiz 1

1 Who wrote "The Thing in the Forest"?
Penny

A. S. Byatt

Antonia Draught

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

Alys

There are no protagonists

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

Primrose

An unnamed third-person narrator

Penny
5 During what historical event is "The Thing in the Forest" set?
9/11

The Boer War

WWII

WWI
6 In what year is the story set?
2001

1911

1940

1994
7 From what city do the girls flee?
London

Brussels

New York

Paris
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?
In the forest

On a bus

At a mansion

On the train
10 What do the girls agree to do when they meet?
Make friendships with other children

Stick together

Sneak off from the group and return to the city

Ignore each other
11 Why are the train station names blacked out?
The country has been taken over by the enemy

They are being repainted

To confuse invading armies

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

Germany

U.S.

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

Germans

A monster

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

A mental hospital

A warehouse

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

Alys

Allison

Alice
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 know of a secret tunnel back to their parents

They are trained survivalists
17 What happens before the girls see the Thing?
They hear a voice

All the birds fly away in a panic

An alarm sounds

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

Blocked drains

Old bedding

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

Rectangular

Triangular

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

A train

A bullet

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

It pulls itself on its little arms

It wriggles like a snake

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

Glee

Indifference

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

Nuts and bolts

Dishcloths

Bars of soap
24 What happens to Penny and Primrose the day after they see the Thing?
They are sent to different families

They return to their parents

They are killed in an air raid

They are adopted by the same family
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 attack the Thing with knives

They run screaming and tell everyone about what they saw

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The Thing in the Forest

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