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

Antonia Draught

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

Penny

Primrose

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

Novella

Short story

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

An unnamed first-person narrator

Penny

Primrose
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?
2001

1911

1994

1940
7 From what city do the girls flee?
New York

Paris

London

Brussels
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

At a mansion

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

Stick together

Make friendships with other children
11 Why are the train station names blacked out?
The country has been taken over by the enemy

To confuse invading armies

They are being repainted

To confuse the girls
12 What enemy army is carrying out the Blitz?
U.S.

Germany

France

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

Germans

Homesick

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

A mansion house

A mental hospital

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

Alice

Allison

Callie
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 witches

They are trained survivalists
17 What happens before the girls see the Thing?
They smell and hear it coming

An alarm sounds

They hear a voice

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

Tobacco

Bad eggs

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 bullet

A canoe

A turd

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

It pulls itself on its little arms

It undulates like a worm

It wriggles like a snake
22 What emotion is expressed in the Thing's face?
Indifference

Glee

Misery

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

Nuts and bolts

Pan scrubbers

Bars of soap
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 adopted by the same family

They are killed in an air raid
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 attack the Thing with knives

They search for Alys

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