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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. In what city does Jenny discover two girls trying to seduce Forrest?
(a) Pembroke.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) Provincetown.
(d) Belmont.

2. What position does Forrest play in football?
(a) Tight end.
(b) Wide reciever.
(c) Quarterback.
(d) Halfback.

3. What does Forrest not get invited to while at college?
(a) His roommate's birthday party.
(b) The dorm parties.
(c) The college girl's choice dance.
(d) The after-game parties.

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

5. What does Forrest take up in the hospital that he beats everyone at?
(a) Chess.
(b) Ping-pong.
(c) Cards.
(d) Checkers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Forrest head at the beginning of Chapter 10?

2. In Chapter 8, what does Forrest see a large group of people doing in San Francisco, CA?

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

4. What is Forrest put in charge of that causes an explosion?

5. What does Forrest's new friend, Bubba, let him play?

Short Essay Questions

1. Recall how Forrest claims to have read about idiots in literature, and list those authors.

2. Explain what the Mose, the drummer from The Cracked Eggs, introduces to Forrest in Chapter 11 and how it affects Forrest.

3. Describe what happens on Forrest and Jenny's first date.

4. Describe what happens when Forrest, Doyle, and Bones are sent on a dangerous mission in Vietnam.

5. Recall what happens during the Orange Bowl in Chapter 4.

6. Explain what happens to Forrest's best friend Bubba in Chapter 6.

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

8. Recall what happens when Forrest finds Jenny protesting the war in Washington.

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

10. Recall what mama and Jenny write Forrest in their letters in Chapter 7.

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