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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. Why does Forrest feel bad for Sue in Chapter 13?

2. What do Forrest, Sue, and Fritch hear all night in Chapter 14?

3. What do Sam's followers chant in Chapter 15?

4. What does Sam spend evenings teaching Forrest to do?

5. Who does Forrest face in a match in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Forrest and Lt. Dan reunite in Chapter 17.

2. Explain how Jenny feels about Forrest's wrestling career.

3. Explain what Forrest, Fritch, and Sue spend weeks doing in Chapter 15.

4. Recall what movie and film star Forrest gets to work with in Chapter 22.

5. Describe what happens during Forrest's chess match with "Honest Ivan" Petrokivitch.

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

7. Describe what Sam begins to teach Forrest, and how important it is to the astronauts' lives.

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

9. Explain what Mr. Tribble does for Forrest before they part ways.

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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