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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Forrest's outlook on life change after being in the hospital in Vietnam?
(a) He learns about true friendship from Doyle.
(b) All of the sufferring he sees affects him deeply.
(c) Krans tells him his philosophy on life.
(d) Lt. Dan tells him his philosophy about how natural laws govern the universe.

2. In Chapter 1, what does Forrest Gump introduce himself as?
(a) A fighter.
(b) An idiot.
(c) A genius.
(d) A nuisance.

3. What happens after Forrest gets his growth spurt?
(a) He goes on his first date.
(b) He gets in a fight.
(c) He gets recruited for high school football.
(d) He gets recruited for high school basketball.

4. Who does Jenny introduce Forrest to in Chapter 10?
(a) Rudloph.
(b) Mose.
(c) Dr. Walton.
(d) Dr. Quackenbush.

5. Who does Forrest have a movie date with in Chapter 2, which ends in disaster?
(a) Mary.
(b) Sue.
(c) Jenny Curran.
(d) Miss French.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is football practice for Forrest?

2. How many months does Forrest stay in the hospital in Vietnam?

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

4. What does Forrest know about people?

5. What is the name of Forrest's psychiatrist in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens when Forrest and Jenny are reunited in Chapter 10.

2. Summarize how Forrest was raised and his early schooling.

3. Describe what happens at St. Elizabeth's Hospital that gets Forrest recruited to NASA.

4. Recall what happens during and after Forrest's first University of Alabama football game.

5. Describe what happens to Forrest at the beginning of Chapter 5 that has to do with college.

6. Recall what happens between Chairman Mao and Forrest in Chapter 9.

7. Describe what happens when Forrest audits Dr. Quackenbush's new course, "Role of the Idiot in World Literature."

8. Explain how Forrest does in his courses in Chapter 3.

9. Describe how Forrest's father died.

10. Describe Forrest and Jenny's relationship in Chapter 4.

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