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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. What happens to Forrest after he causes an explosion in Chapter 5?
(a) He must do a hundred push-ups every day.
(b) He must run ten miles every weekend.
(c) He is confined to quarters every weekend.
(d) He must clean the bathrooms with a toothbrush every weekend.

2. After staying briefly in a dorm room, where does Forrest move to at college?
(a) The basement.
(b) An apartment.
(c) The attic.
(d) A motel.

3. What does Forrest's new friend, Bubba, let him play?
(a) His guitar.
(b) His harmonica.
(c) His banjo.
(d) His violin.

4. How has Forrest been treated in his life?
(a) Okay.
(b) Wonderfully.
(c) Badly.
(d) Pretty good.

5. What does eating shrimp remind Forrest of?
(a) Lt. Dan.
(b) Bubba.
(c) His mama.
(d) Jenny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Forrest enjoy doing in the afternoons while recovering from his wound in Vietnam?

2. What do the Vietnam veterans involved in the demonstration have Forrest do?

3. What does Forrest learn he is going to be awarded in Chapter 7?

4. In Chapter 7, what does Forrest read about in his letter from his mama?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Recall what happens when Forrest is put in charge of the kitchen.

2. Compare how Forrest feels about the Army to football and life in college.

3. Give two examples from that text that demonstrate how Forrest is treated when he gets home from Vietnam.

4. Recall how Forrest meets his friend Bubba.

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

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

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

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

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

10. Briefly describe Forrest's experience with football.

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