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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. Who explains to Forrest how to breed shrimp in a swamp?

3. Who does Forrest have a movie date with in Chapter 2, which ends in disaster?

4. Why is Forrest's mama crying when he gets home from college?

5. How is football practice for Forrest?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Forrest mental capacity makes him naive and somewhat innocent to many things in life. Examine Forrest's innocence and naivety, and determine how it often gets him into trouble in his life. How does Forrest's mental capacity make him innocent to many things in life? How does this innocence make him naive to things in life? Do other people take advantage of Forrest's naivety? Does Forrest realize that he is somewhat gullible and naive? How can people take advantage of him?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the use of motifs in literature and examine those used in Forrest Gump.

Part 1) Why are motifs so important to the story?

Part 2) What does a motif add to a story?

Part 3) How important are the motif's in Forrest Gump?

Essay Topic 3

Forrest tells his life experiences throughout Forrest Gump. This is a literary device that writers use called a story-within-a-story. Explore the author's use of the literary device story-within-a-story in Forrest Gump.Is the author using stories-within-a-story to parody views of the world or history? Or is the author using stories-within-a-story to give background about particular characters or events? How is this literary device effective in Forrest Gump?

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