The Thing in the Forest Quizzes

The Thing in the Forest Quiz 1

1 Who wrote "The Thing in the Forest"?
Antonia Draught

Penny

Primrose

A. S. Byatt
2 Which character is not considered one of the protagonists of "The Thing in the Forest"?
There are no protagonists

Penny

Primrose

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

Play

Novel

Short story
4 Who narrates "The Thing in the Forest"?
An unnamed third-person narrator

An unnamed first-person narrator

Penny

Primrose
5 During what historical event is "The Thing in the Forest" set?
The Boer War

9/11

WWII

WWI
6 In what year is the story set?
1911

1994

1940

2001
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

To escape the German bombing

Their parents are dead

They are on a school field trip
9 Where do Penny and Primrose first meet?
In the forest

On a bus

On the train

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

Ignore each other

Sneak off from the group and return to the city

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

They are being repainted

To confuse invading armies

The country has been taken over by the enemy
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?
A gang

Germans

A monster

Homesick
14 Where are the evacuated children temporarily kept?
A mental hospital

A warehouse

A prison

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 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?
All the birds fly away in a panic

They smell and hear it coming

An alarm sounds

They hear a voice
18 Which answer is not something to which Byatt compares the Thing's smell?
Old bedding

Bad eggs

Tobacco

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 train

A canoe

A bullet
21 How does the Thing move forward?
It undulates like a worm

It pulls itself on its little arms

It wriggles like a snake

It curls in a ball and rolls
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?
Dishcloths

Bars of soap

Pan scrubbers

Nuts and bolts
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 attack the Thing with knives

They search for Alys

They run screaming and tell everyone about what they saw

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