The Thing in the Forest Quizzes

The Thing in the Forest Quiz 1

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

Primrose

Penny

A. S. Byatt
2 Which character is not considered one of the protagonists of "The Thing in the Forest"?
Penny

Primrose

There are no protagonists

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

Play

Novella

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

Penny

Primrose

An unnamed first-person narrator
5 During what historical event is "The Thing in the Forest" set?
WWI

The Boer War

9/11

WWII
6 In what year is the story set?
1994

1911

1940

2001
7 From what city do the girls flee?
Brussels

London

Paris

New York
8 Why do the girls leave the city at the beginning of the story?
To escape the German bombing

They are on a school field trip

Their parents are dead

To escape being drafted into war
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?
Make friendships with other children

Stick together

Sneak off from the group and return to the city

Ignore each other
11 Why are the train station names blacked out?
The country has been taken over by the enemy

They are being repainted

To confuse invading armies

To confuse the girls
12 What enemy army is carrying out the Blitz?
Russia

U.S.

Germany

France
13 What do Penny and Primrose fear the other children will become?
Homesick

A gang

Germans

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

A warehouse

A prison

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

Allison

Alice

Alys
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?
They hear a voice

They smell and hear it coming

An alarm sounds

All the birds fly away in a panic
18 Which answer is not something to which Byatt compares the Thing's smell?
Tobacco

Blocked drains

Old bedding

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

Circular

Rectangular

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

A bullet

A canoe

A train
21 How does the Thing move forward?
It curls in a ball and rolls

It wriggles like a snake

It undulates like a worm

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

Hatred

Misery

Glee
23 Which answer is not something collected in the Thing's body?
Nuts and bolts

Dishcloths

Pan scrubbers

Bars of soap
24 What happens to Penny and Primrose the day after they see the Thing?
They return to their parents

They are killed in an air raid

They are adopted by the same family

They are sent to different families
25 What do Penny and Primrose do immediately after seeing the Thing?
They run screaming and tell everyone about what they saw

They search for Alys

They attack the Thing with knives

They hold hands and walk back to the other children

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The Thing in the Forest

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