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

There are no protagonists

Primrose

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

Play

Novella

Short story

Novel
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?

The Boer War

WWI

WWII

9/11
6 In what year is the story set?

2001

1940

1911

1994
7 From what city do the girls flee?

London

Paris

New York

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

To escape being drafted into war

They are on a school field trip

To escape the German bombing

Their parents are dead
9 Where do Penny and Primrose first meet?

On a bus

On the train

In the forest

At a mansion
10 What do the girls agree to do when they meet?

Sneak off from the group and return to the city

Ignore each other

Stick together

Make friendships with other children
11 Why are the train station names blacked out?

To confuse invading armies

They are being repainted

The country has been taken over by the enemy

To confuse the girls
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 gang

Germans

Homesick

A monster
14 Where are the evacuated children temporarily kept?

A mansion house

A warehouse

A mental hospital

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

Allison

Alys

Alice

Callie
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 are witches

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

They smell and hear it coming

All the birds fly away in a panic

They hear a voice

An alarm sounds
18 Which answer is not something to which Byatt compares the Thing's smell?

Blocked drains

Old bedding

Tobacco

Bad eggs
19 What shape is the Thing's face?

Octagonal

Rectangular

Circular

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

A train

A bullet

A turd

A canoe
21 How does the Thing move forward?

It undulates like a worm

It curls in a ball and rolls

It wriggles like a snake

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

Indifference

Hatred

Glee

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

Dishcloths

Bars of soap

Nuts and bolts

Pan scrubbers
24 What happens to Penny and Primrose the day after they see the Thing?

They are killed in an air raid

They are sent to different families

They are adopted by the same family

They return to their parents
25 What do Penny and Primrose do immediately after seeing the Thing?

They attack the Thing with knives

They hold hands and walk back to the other children

They run screaming and tell everyone about what they saw

They search for Alys

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