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

2. What is Forrest's IQ too low for?
(a) A driver's license.
(b) A hunting license.
(c) College.
(d) The draft.

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

4. How many touchdowns does Forrest score in the opening game at college?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

5. Which team wins at the Orange Bowl in Chapter 4?
(a) Gerogia.
(b) Florida.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Nebraska.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Forrest's high school football coach notice about him?

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

3. Where does Forrest find himself in Chapter 9?

4. How do the barracks in the Army compare to Forrest's dorm in college?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe how Forrest Gump introduces himself in Chapter 1.

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

4. Describe what Lt. Dan writes Forrest in his goodbye note, and how Forrest feels about it.

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

6. Explain what three factors prove crucial for Forrest going forward in his life after the army.

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

8. Explain what Mr. Wilkins makes Forrest do after he is arrested as a spy.

9. Explain why Forrest's mama is crying when he returns home from school.

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

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