The Thing in the Forest Quizzes

The Thing in the Forest Quiz 1

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

A. S. Byatt

Penny

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

There are no protagonists

Penny

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

Novel

Novella

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

Penny

An unnamed first-person narrator

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

1994

1940

1911
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?
To escape the German bombing

Their parents are dead

To escape being drafted into war

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

In the forest

On the train

On a bus
10 What do the girls agree to do when they meet?
Ignore each other

Sneak off from the group and return to the city

Make friendships with other children

Stick together
11 Why are the train station names blacked out?
They are being repainted

To confuse invading armies

To confuse the girls

The country has been taken over by the enemy
12 What enemy army is carrying out the Blitz?
France

Germany

Russia

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

Homesick

A gang

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

A prison

A warehouse

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

Callie

Alys

Alice
16 What is the significance of entering the forest for Penny and Primrose?
They have never been in a forest before

They know of a secret tunnel back to their parents

They are witches

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

All the birds fly away in a panic

They smell and hear it coming

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

Bad eggs

Blocked drains

Tobacco
19 What shape is the Thing's face?
Triangular

Octagonal

Circular

Rectangular
20 To what does Byatt compare the Thing's body?
A train

A turd

A canoe

A bullet
21 How does the Thing move forward?
It wriggles like a snake

It undulates like a worm

It pulls itself on its little arms

It curls in a ball and rolls
22 What emotion is expressed in the Thing's face?
Misery

Glee

Hatred

Indifference
23 Which answer is not something collected in the Thing's body?
Pan scrubbers

Bars of soap

Nuts and bolts

Dishcloths
24 What happens to Penny and Primrose the day after they see the Thing?
They are adopted by the same family

They are killed in an air raid

They are sent to different families

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 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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