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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Forrest's mama crying when he gets home from college?
(a) He has been drafted.
(b) His dad died.
(c) Because she's so proud that he graduated.
(d) Because he flunked out of school.

2. How many months does Forrest stay in the hospital in Vietnam?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

3. After Forrest runs into Jenny at college, what does she invite him to do?
(a) Hear her punk music group play.
(b) Hear her classical music group play.
(c) Hear her rock music group play.
(d) Hear her folk music group play.

4. What does eating shrimp remind Forrest of?
(a) Lt. Dan.
(b) His mama.
(c) Bubba.
(d) Jenny.

5. Who does Forrest's Sergeant assign to accompany him on a dangerous mission?
(a) Bones and Bubba.
(b) Doyle and Bones.
(c) Curtis and Bones.
(d) Bubba and Doyle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the special school that Forrest attends considered?

2. Who does Forrest attract the attention of while at the award ceremony?

3. What does Forrest refrain from saying when he is told that he is going to get an award for his heroism?

4. Where is Forrest's barracks located?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Explain what three factors prove crucial for Forrest going forward in his life after the army.

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

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

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

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

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

10. Describe what happens when Forrest, Doyle, and Bones are sent on a dangerous mission in Vietnam.

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