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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. In Chapter 4, how does Forrest learn to catch passes in football?

2. How does Forrest finally manage to be let off from his punishment for causing an explosion?

3. What kind of courses is Forrest signed up for at college?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Forrest's father died.

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

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

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

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

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

7. Explain what happens to Forrest's best friend Bubba in Chapter 6.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Forrest's wrestling career makes him quite popular and gets him a lot of money. Explore the concepts of greed and honor in Forrest Gump. What is the definition of greed? What is the definition of honor? How can being greedy make a person forget their morals? Which characters are greedy? Which characters are honorable? Is it possible for a character to be both?

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

In Chapter 10, Forrest is reunited with his childhood friend, Jenny. Forrest almost doesn't recognize Jenny because of how much she has changed. This reinvention of oneself was not unusual during the late 1960's. Analyze the character of Jenny, and explore how much she has changed throughout the novel. What kind of person is Jenny now? How has she changed? Does Forrest like these differences?

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