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Quiz about Jean Heglands Into the Forest

Jean Hegland's "Into the Forest" Quiz

Hegland's debut novel is about two sisters who deal with the changing world after a series of crises sap them of electricity and other modern conveniences.

A multiple-choice quiz by Caseena. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Caseena

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
338,687

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
124

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Nell, our narrator, begins writing the story on what day? Hint

Her 17th birthday

Mother's Day

A Monday

Christmas

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Question 2 of 10

2. Eva lives to dance. When the crisis comes, what does she lose that she feels she cannot dance without? Hint

Light

Music

An audience

Shoes

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Question 3 of 10

3. How does the father die? Hint

A bear mauls him in the forest.

He falls on his chainsaw while cutting wood.

A traveling man kills him to steal his axe.

He develops pneumonia and dies without medicine.

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Question 4 of 10

4. Eli tries to take Nell to what city with him? Hint

Miami

Los Angeles

Boston

Chicago

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Question 5 of 10

5. Many important things happen at the hollow stump in the forest. Which one of these events does not occur here? Hint

Nell and Eva play as children

Nell and Eva bury their father

Eva gives birth

Nell and Eli have sex for the first time

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Question 6 of 10

6. Nell finds a stash of candy and upsets her sister by eating what without offering it to her? Hint

Mint

Chocolate kiss

Jawbreaker

Strawberry Skittle

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Question 7 of 10

7. Nell calls Eva's son Burl. What is his real name? Hint

Travis

Fred

Galen

Robert

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Question 8 of 10

8. Nell dirties her clothes and spends all night sitting in a tree with the rifle. What animal does she kill to provide her family with food? Hint

Rabbit

Pig

Bear

Deer

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Question 9 of 10

9. Though she's always lived by a forest, Nell never realized that she could eat what? Hint

Insects

Acorns

Grass

Wild birds

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Question 10 of 10

10. What does Eva do with the saved gasoline at the end of the book? Hint

Fills the car and drives to town

Starts the generator to dance to music one last time

Drinks it to commit suicide

Sets the house on fire

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Nell, our narrator, begins writing the story on what day?

Answer: Christmas

Her older sister Eva gives her a blank notebook. She writes early on that she believes the crises caused by war, oil shortages, government, ozone, and less food will end and their lives will resume as normal.

2. Eva lives to dance. When the crisis comes, what does she lose that she feels she cannot dance without?

Answer: Music

Her father gets her a metronome so that she can keep count. Dancing is what first came between the sisters--they spent their time together when they were young until Eva started dancing. Whenever the electricity comes on, the first thing Eva always does is go into the studio and dance.

3. How does the father die?

Answer: He falls on his chainsaw while cutting wood.

The girls stay with him until he dies at sunset. After they bury him, Nell gets nightmares, which don't stop until she visits his grave again and sees that it hasn't been disturbed.

4. Eli tries to take Nell to what city with him?

Answer: Boston

Supposedly everything is back to normal in Boston, though Eva thinks it's just a rumor. However, Nell refuses to leave her sister and goes back to the house after starting out with Eli.

5. Many important things happen at the hollow stump in the forest. Which one of these events does not occur here?

Answer: Nell and Eva bury their father

The stump is about the size of a shed and is where they'd play Pretend. When they were kids, they treated everything--stones, flowers, mushrooms--as if they were great gifts. By the end of the book, they'll realize that these things actually are great gifts needed for survival.

6. Nell finds a stash of candy and upsets her sister by eating what without offering it to her?

Answer: Chocolate kiss

Nell tries to compensate by giving Eva all of the gum she found. Nevertheless, Eva still feels stung that Nell didn't offer to share all of the candy.

7. Nell calls Eva's son Burl. What is his real name?

Answer: Robert

They thought it would be a girl and planned to call her Gloria, after their mother, but Eva names him Robert, after their father. By using certain herbs, both sisters breastfeed him.

8. Nell dirties her clothes and spends all night sitting in a tree with the rifle. What animal does she kill to provide her family with food?

Answer: Pig

After she shoots it, she feels guilty, but then, remembering why she's hunting, she begs the sow to die. When it does, she honors it by immediately gutting it and smoking the meat.

9. Though she's always lived by a forest, Nell never realized that she could eat what?

Answer: Acorns

In the book "Native Plants of Northern California," she learns what all the plants, berries and herbs are used for and how to prepare them. She learns that they can keep alive easily on acorns.

10. What does Eva do with the saved gasoline at the end of the book?

Answer: Sets the house on fire

They finally accept that their lives will not return to normal and they must forge a new lifestyle. Eva uses the gas to burn the house because she doesn't want them to be able to come back to their old way of living (and a burnt-out shell will deter any roaming thieves). The forest will provide everything they need to live.

Source: Author Caseena

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