The Thing in the Forest Quizzes

The Thing in the Forest Quiz 1

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

Penny

Antonia Draught

A. S. Byatt
2 Which character is not considered one of the protagonists of "The Thing in the Forest"?
Penny

Primrose

Alys

There are no protagonists
3 What type of text is "The Thing in the Forest"?
Play

Novel

Novella

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

Penny

An unnamed first-person narrator

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

WWI

9/11

WWII
6 In what year is the story set?
1940

1911

2001

1994
7 From what city do the girls flee?
Brussels

New York

Paris

London
8 Why do the girls leave the city at the beginning of the story?
Their parents are dead

To escape the German bombing

To escape being drafted into war

They are on a school field trip
9 Where do Penny and Primrose first meet?
On a bus

At a mansion

In the forest

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

Ignore each other

Stick together

Sneak off from the group and return to the city
11 Why are the train station names blacked out?
To confuse the girls

They are being repainted

The country has been taken over by the enemy

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

U.S.

Germany

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

Homesick

A gang

Germans
14 Where are the evacuated children temporarily kept?
A mansion house

A mental hospital

A prison

A warehouse
15 Who wants to come with Penny and Primrose when they go into the forest?
Alice

Callie

Alys

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 are witches

They are trained survivalists

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

They hear a voice

All the birds fly away in a panic

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

Blocked drains

Bad eggs

Old bedding
19 What shape is the Thing's face?
Triangular

Circular

Octagonal

Rectangular
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 pulls itself on its little arms

It curls in a ball and rolls

It wriggles like a snake

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

Indifference

Glee

Misery
23 Which answer is not something collected in the Thing's body?
Bars of soap

Pan scrubbers

Nuts and bolts

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

They are adopted by the same family

They are killed in an air raid

They return to their parents
25 What do Penny and Primrose do immediately after seeing the Thing?
They hold hands and walk back to the other children

They search for Alys

They run screaming and tell everyone about what they saw

They attack the Thing with knives

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