The Thing in the Forest Quizzes

The Thing in the Forest Quiz 1

1 Who wrote "The Thing in the Forest"?
A. S. Byatt

Antonia Draught

Penny

Primrose
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"?
Novella

Play

Novel

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

An unnamed third-person narrator

Primrose

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?
1994

1940

1911

2001
7 From what city do the girls flee?
Paris

London

New York

Brussels
8 Why do the girls leave the city at the beginning of the story?
To escape being drafted into war

Their parents are dead

They are on a school field trip

To escape the German bombing
9 Where do Penny and Primrose first meet?
At a mansion

On a bus

In the forest

On the train
10 What do the girls agree to do when they meet?
Sneak off from the group and return to the city

Ignore each other

Make friendships with other children

Stick together
11 Why are the train station names blacked out?
To confuse the girls

To confuse invading armies

They are being repainted

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

Russia

Germany

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

A gang

Homesick

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

A mental hospital

A mansion house

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

Alice

Callie

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 have never been in a forest before

They are trained survivalists

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

All the birds fly away in a panic

They smell and hear it coming

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

Old bedding

Bad eggs

Blocked drains
19 What shape is the Thing's face?
Rectangular

Octagonal

Circular

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

A turd

A train

A canoe
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?
Indifference

Misery

Glee

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 return to their parents

They are killed in an air raid

They are adopted by the same family
25 What do Penny and Primrose do immediately after seeing the Thing?
They search for Alys

They hold hands and walk back to the other children

They run screaming and tell everyone about what they saw

They attack the Thing with knives

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