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'Forest' - Sonya Hartnett Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about 'Forest', a book about cats by Sonya Hartnett.

A multiple-choice quiz by Rain_Cat. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
Rain_Cat

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
279,396

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

Plays
167

Question 1 of 15

1. What is the name of the main character?

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 2 of 15

2. What are the names of the two aggressive male cats that the three main characters come across at the beginning of the book? Hint

Marlo and Whit

Givench and Tey

Shyler and Loke

Whit and Loke

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Question 3 of 15

3. What is the name of the cat who killed the possum, has caramel coloured whiskers, and a banded copper and coal coat? Hint

Marlo

Shyler

Givench

Cally

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Question 4 of 15

4. Who are the two kittens that are dumped in the forest with Kian?

Answer: (Two words ______ and _______)

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Question 5 of 15

5. What is the quote written on one of the first pages of the book? Hint

Cats, no more liquid than their shadows, Offer no angles to the wind

Cats, no less liquid than their shadows, Offer no angles to the wind

The forest is earth and leaves, sun and shade, feather and blood and bone

It is the old way, the true way, the wild way to live

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Question 6 of 15

6. Shyler gets stuck in a trap which Kian saves him from. What do the cats call the trap? Hint

A steely cobweb

A metal masher

A shimmering chain

An iron cage

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Question 7 of 15

7. What colour are Kian's eyes? Hint

Lime-green

Albino-pink

Sky-blue

Amber

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Question 8 of 15

8. What is the name of Kian's owner? Hint

Ellen

Eileen

Allen

Alice

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who falls into the creek when Kian, Cally and Jem meet the clowder?

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 10 of 15

10. Why is Kian called 'shiny'? Hint

Because his pelt is very glossy

He isn't called shiny, Shyler is

There is no reason, he is just called that

Because he has white fur

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which cat does Shyler tease about being scared of a dog? Hint

Marlo

Givench

Janshar

Tey

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Question 12 of 15

12. Marlo told himself that if the ___________ still moved, he would follow the disappeared cats. What is the missing word? Hint

Caterpillar

Centipede

Fly

Beetle

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Question 13 of 15

13. What is the main reason that Kian wants to go home? Hint

He doesn't want to go home

To get back to his territory

To get back to his beloved owner

So he can enjoy lying on the warm car roof like he used to

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Question 14 of 15

14. What do the clowder cats call a cat who isn't a tom? Hint

Un-tom

Non-tom

Was-tom

Not-tom

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which tree does Kian spend his final moments under before he dies? Hint

Quince

Birch

Acorn

Peppercorn

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the main character?

Answer: Kian

Kian is taken from his home by a man, put in a car, and dumped in the forest.

2. What are the names of the two aggressive male cats that the three main characters come across at the beginning of the book?

Answer: Whit and Loke

Whit and Loke come out of nowhere and start calling each other names and fighting.

3. What is the name of the cat who killed the possum, has caramel coloured whiskers, and a banded copper and coal coat?

Answer: Marlo

Marlo takes Kian, Cally and Jem to the clowder after they witness the battle with Whit and Loke.

4. Who are the two kittens that are dumped in the forest with Kian?

Answer: Cally and Jem

Jem and Cally are brother and sister. They follow Kian around everywhere.

5. What is the quote written on one of the first pages of the book?

Answer: Cats, no less liquid than their shadows, Offer no angles to the wind

"Cats, no less liquid than their shadows, Offer no angles to the wind" is a quote by A.S.J. Tessimond. On the BACK of the book is written: "The forest is earth and leaves, sun and shade, feather and blood and bone. It is the old way, the true way, the wild way to live. But, for Kian, wilderness is not home".

6. Shyler gets stuck in a trap which Kian saves him from. What do the cats call the trap?

Answer: A steely cobweb

Shyler's tail gets trapped under the cage door when it closes. Kian opens the door by pushing the metal bar up through the loop.

7. What colour are Kian's eyes?

Answer: Lime-green

"The pupils of Kian's eyes, in the spreading light, had contracted to expose the lime-green of each iris". This is the part in the book when Shyler is trapped in a steely cobweb.

8. What is the name of Kian's owner?

Answer: Ellen

Kian suspects that Ellen, his owner, has stopped breathing (died).

9. Who falls into the creek when Kian, Cally and Jem meet the clowder?

Answer: Cally

She drags herself out of the creek onto a tree trunk, terrified. Tey licks the worst of the water from Cally's eyes, before angrily telling Kian that it's not safe for cubs to drink at the creek.

10. Why is Kian called 'shiny'?

Answer: Because he has white fur

Kian has black and white fur. His white fur shines/glows in the night, which makes it easy to see him coming.

11. Which cat does Shyler tease about being scared of a dog?

Answer: Janshar

Shyler teases Janshar about it and they have an argument, until Kian yells out "There's no dog at my house!".

12. Marlo told himself that if the ___________ still moved, he would follow the disappeared cats. What is the missing word?

Answer: Centipede

The centipede does continue to move, so Marlo follows the cats.

13. What is the main reason that Kian wants to go home?

Answer: To get back to his territory

That is Kian's main interest. But he doesn't want to tell Cally and Jem that he thinks Ellen has passed away because he thinks that it will totally distress them and they won't want to continue.

14. What do the clowder cats call a cat who isn't a tom?

Answer: Not-tom

Kian and Jem are both not-toms.

15. Which tree does Kian spend his final moments under before he dies?

Answer: Peppercorn

Kian dies under a peppercorn tree after he is shot by a man with a gun. This is the saddest part in the whole book!

Source: Author Rain_Cat

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