The Thing in the Forest Quizzes

The Thing in the Forest Quiz 1

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

Antonia Draught

A. S. Byatt

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

There are no protagonists

Alys

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

Novel

Play

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

An unnamed first-person narrator

Primrose

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

9/11

The Boer War

WWI
6 In what year is the story set?
2001

1994

1911

1940
7 From what city do the girls flee?
Paris

Brussels

New York

London
8 Why do the girls leave the city at the beginning of the story?
To escape being drafted into war

To escape the German bombing

Their parents are dead

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

On the train

On a bus

In the forest
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

To confuse invading armies

They are being repainted

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

Germany

U.S.

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

A gang

Homesick

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

A mental hospital

A warehouse

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

Alice

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 trained survivalists

They have never been in a forest before

They are witches
17 What happens before the girls see the Thing?
An alarm sounds

All the birds fly away in a panic

They hear a voice

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

Tobacco

Blocked drains

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

Octagonal

Rectangular

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

A train

A turd

A canoe
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?
Hatred

Misery

Glee

Indifference
23 Which answer is not something collected in the Thing's body?
Nuts and bolts

Pan scrubbers

Bars of soap

Dishcloths
24 What happens to Penny and Primrose the day after they see the Thing?
They are killed in an air raid

They are adopted by the same family

They return to their parents

They are sent to different families
25 What do Penny and Primrose do immediately after seeing the Thing?
They attack the Thing with knives

They search for Alys

They hold hands and walk back to the other children

They run screaming and tell everyone about what they saw

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The Thing in the Forest

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