The Thing in the Forest Quizzes

The Thing in the Forest Quiz 1

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

Primrose

A. S. Byatt

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

Alys

Penny

There are no protagonists
3 What type of text is "The Thing in the Forest"?
Novel

Short story

Novella

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

Primrose

An unnamed first-person narrator

Penny
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?
2001

1911

1994

1940
7 From what city do the girls flee?
Paris

New York

Brussels

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?
On a bus

At a mansion

On the train

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

Stick together

Make friendships with other children

Sneak off from the group and return to the city
11 Why are the train station names blacked out?
To confuse the girls

To confuse invading armies

The country has been taken over by the enemy

They are being repainted
12 What enemy army is carrying out the Blitz?
Germany

France

Russia

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

Homesick

A monster

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

A mental hospital

A prison

A warehouse
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 have never been in a forest before

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

All the birds fly away in a panic

An alarm sounds

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

Bad eggs

Tobacco

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 train

A canoe

A bullet

A turd
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

Indifference

Misery

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

Pan scrubbers

Nuts and bolts

Bars of soap
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 hold hands and walk back to the other children

They run screaming and tell everyone about what they saw

They search for Alys

They attack the Thing with knives

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