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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 do Jenny and Dan do as Forrest allows himself to lose the match in Chapter 19?

2. Where is Forrest when he is arrested in Chapter 23?

3. How much money will Forrest get if he loses the match in Chapter 19?

4. What is the name of the opponent that Forrest must lose a match to in Chapter 19?

5. What stage name does Mike give Forrest?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens during Forrest's wrestling match with The Turd.

2. Explain what Sam, the guerrilla fighter in New Guinea, advises Forrest and Fritch to do to save their lives from the pygmies.

3. Describe what Forrest does to calm the ape Sue aboard the space shuttle.

4. Recall how Forrest's wrestling career progresses in Chapter 19.

5. Recall how Forrest, Sue, and Raquel Welch get out of jail in Chapter 23.

6. Describe Forrest's professional wrestling name and how Jenny feels about it.

7. Describe the character, Mr. Tribble, who Forrest meets in Chapter 21.

8. Describe how Forrest and his fellow astronauts escape the pygmies.

9. Describe the character, Raquel Welch, who Forrest stars in a movie with in Chapter 22.

10. In Chapter 13, explain what the crush of acceleration from the space shuttle reminds Forrest of.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore Forrest's professional wrestling career and how it affects Forrest's life. What is his stage name and costume? Does this humiliate Forrest or does he not mind? Is the wrestling supposed to be real or is it staged? How do Jenny and Lt. Dan feel about Forrest's wrestling?

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

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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