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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, how does Forrest learn to catch passes in football?
(a) As a "hot potatoe."
(b) As a "secret weapon."
(c) As a "fragile baby."
(d) As a "loaded weapon."

2. What does Forrest realize from literature?
(a) That only smart people do well in life.
(b) That nice guys can get ahead.
(c) That idiots are smarter than people think.
(d) That nice guys finish last.

3. Who does Forrest's Sergeant assign to accompany him on a dangerous mission?
(a) Doyle and Bones.
(b) Bones and Bubba.
(c) Bubba and Doyle.
(d) Curtis and Bones.

4. Why is Forrest's mama crying when he gets home from college?
(a) He has been drafted.
(b) Because he flunked out of school.
(c) Because she's so proud that he graduated.
(d) His dad died.

5. In Chapter 2, what does Forrest need to do while at the award ceremony?
(a) Throw up.
(b) Sneeze.
(c) Go to the bathroom.
(d) Cough.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the first city Forrest goes to when he is shipped to Vietnam?

2. How does Forrest describe the other students that attend his special school?

3. After Forrest runs into Jenny at college, what does she invite him to do?

4. How does Forrest describe the food in the Army?

5. Shortly after arriving in his first city in Vietnam, who are Forrest and his crew mates sent to relieve in the jungle?

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