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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. How does Forrest describe the food in the Army?

2. After staying briefly in a dorm room, where does Forrest move to at college?

3. What do the Chinese suggest after Forrest saves the person from drowning in Peking?

4. In Chapter 1, what does Forrest Gump introduce himself as?

5. What does Forrest see Jenny doing on the television?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Forrest's two month stay at a hospital in Danang.

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

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

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

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

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

7. List what Mr. Wilkins is hired to coach Forrest on while he is in Peking, China.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Forrest meets Lt. Dan while in the hospital and he becomes an important friend in his life. Analyze the character of Lt. Dan, and examine how he affects Forrest. Why does the reader believe his character is important to the overall story? What does his character add to the story?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Several of the prevailing themes in Forrest Gump are prejudices and tolerance. Explore the intertwining themes of prejudices and tolerance. What does being prejudice mean? What are some examples of prejudices in Forrest Gump? What is the definition of tolerance? What are some examples of tolerance from the novel?

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