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

Primrose

Antonia Draught
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"?
Novella

Short story

Play

Novel
4 Who narrates "The Thing in the Forest"?
An unnamed first-person narrator

An unnamed third-person narrator

Penny

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

WWII

WWI

The Boer War
6 In what year is the story set?
2001

1911

1940

1994
7 From what city do the girls flee?
Brussels

London

New York

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

To escape the German bombing

They are on a school field trip

To escape being drafted into war
9 Where do Penny and Primrose first meet?
On the train

At a mansion

On a bus

In the forest
10 What do the girls agree to do when they meet?
Ignore each other

Make friendships with other children

Sneak off from the group and return to the city

Stick together
11 Why are the train station names blacked out?
The country has been taken over by the enemy

They are being repainted

To confuse the girls

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

Russia

Germany

U.S.
13 What do Penny and Primrose fear the other children will become?
Germans

A monster

A gang

Homesick
14 Where are the evacuated children temporarily kept?
A warehouse

A prison

A mansion house

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

Allison

Callie

Alice
16 What is the significance of entering the forest for Penny and Primrose?
They are witches

They know of a secret tunnel back to their parents

They have never been in a forest before

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

They smell and hear it coming

All the birds fly away in a panic

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

Old bedding

Blocked drains

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

Octagonal

Rectangular

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

A turd

A train

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

It wriggles like a snake

It curls in a ball and rolls

It pulls itself on its little arms
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?
Nuts and bolts

Bars of soap

Dishcloths

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 search for Alys

They run screaming and tell everyone about what they saw

They hold hands and walk back to the other children

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The Thing in the Forest

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