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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Forrest discover about Army people that's worse than football coaches?

3. What happens to Forrest at the beginning of Chapter 5 concerning college?

4. Who does Forrest meet in the jungle of Vietnam while carrying all of the company's heavy equipment?

5. What does Jenny do after she walks in on two girls seducing Forrest?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe where Forrest first stays at the University of Alabama.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Forrest comes home from Vietnam, he is not treated as a big war hero from the American public; he is confronted with protesters. Examine the anti-war movement during the Vietnam war and analyze its affect on Forrest. Did people willingly sign up to fight in the Vietnam war? What are some examples of things that people did to protest the Vietnam War? How did this movement affect or change history? How does Forrest feel about the people protesting the war?

Essay Topic 2

A majority of Forrest's experiences are in the Army and the Vietnam War. Research the Vietnam war, and examine it's affect on Forrest's life. Why did the U.S. go to war in Vietnam? What did the soldiers who were in Vietnam have to endure? How does Forrest feel about the war, and what does he understand?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the theme of Forrest's unfaltering determination, particularly when it comes to Jenny. What is determination? How and why is this a quality that Forrest possesses? Why is Forrest so determined to find Jenny again and again? Why is she so important to him? How does Forrest's determination sometimes get him into trouble?

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