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Forrest and Bubba discover they have very ..... “Mamas”, backgrounds and philosophies on life.
similar
unusual
different
2
One night a fellow soldier tosses Forrest a Playboy. Forrest recognizes one of the ....... as Jenny.
writers
naked girls
nuns
3
As Forrest recalls his experiences in Communist China, he gives Lennon ...........
his medal
the idea for his song Imagine
a hug
4
He outpaces the players and is given a ...........
tap on the shoulder
Hooray!
bunch of red roses
football scholarship
5
Forrest shows Jenny's letter to the current listener, explaining why he ...........
doesn’t like modern art
is at the bus stop
has been running for so long
6
During a New Year's Eve party, Lieutenant Dan promises to become ....... if Forrest becomes a shrimping-boat captain.
his butler
a singer
his first mate
7
He is reunited with Jenny and her young son. She tells him that the boy is named ........
Danny, in honor of Lt. Dan
Forrest, after his father
Washington, after the first president
8
They agree to go into the ........... together, after they are discharged from the army.
“shrimping business”
"oyster business"
"fish business"
9
Hurricane Carmen wrecks .... giving them an instant monopoly on the shrimp market.
all the houses in the area
all the other fishing boats in the area
all the neighbourhood
10
She lives with him for a while, then ........ following a night of passion and Forrest's awkward marriage proposal.
stays with him forever
leaves
they are married
11
However, his mother arranges to have him enrolled in public school by ........... an official from the school district.
by having sex with
paying a thousand dollars to
talking to
12
Later, while ........, Forrest runs through a football field during a practice scouted by University of Alabama coaches.
jogging
again running away from bullies
chased by alligators
13
On his .... day of school, he makes friend on the school bus with a girl named Jenny Curran.
first
second
last
14
His ........... makes him a hero with the Alabama team, under legendary coach Bear Bryant.
running ability
knowledge of the game
intelligence
15
Gump appears on television in 1963, standing behind Gov. G. Wallace at Foster Auditorium during ............
a protest against racism
a protest against war
a protest against University desegregation
16
After Johnson jokes about wanting to see ........., Forrest, he pulls down his pants to show him.
the wound
the bullet that hit him
the war zone
17
Much of Forrest's philosophy comes from ..........
Jenny Curran
Lt. Dan
Bubba
his mother
18
Forrest remains friends with Jenny, though she attends ............... college.
no
a separate all-girls'
the same
19
He tells her ........., and she begs him not to be brave and to just run if he is ever in trouble.
of his trip to China
of his duty in Vietnam
of his shrimp business
20
Forrest has ............ IQ, which would normally have necessitated special education.
low
average
high
21
He runs from one coast another, then turns around and heads back, ...... for “3 years, 2 months, 14 days, and 16 hours.”
running with pauses
running and walking
running continuously
22
Lieutenant Dan, who now has artificial legs -“magic legs”, as Forrest calls them - and ..........., attends the wedding.
an Asian fiancée
an army general
"magic arms"
23
She tells him that the address is .......
not in this town
only a short distance away
can not be reached from this bus stop
24
He ....... after five years at University.
is appointed headmaster
graduates
fails to graduate
25
Forrest often recalls mom's favorite sayings, “Mama always says 'Life is like a box of ..............'”
shoes
peanuts
chocolates
26
Jenny finally dies, making Forrest a single parent to little Forrest, a ......... child who attends school.
bright
very energetic
loud
27
The photo .........., and she begins playing the guitar in the nude as “Bobbie Dylan” at a strip club.
makes her the most famous girl in the world
gets her expelled from college
regret what she has done
28
Nathan Bedford Forrest helped found the .......... .
Ku Klux Klan
USA
Salvation Army
29
He ........... a running movement, including a flock of “disciples” who run with him.
forces
prevents
inspires
30
Both sayings became ............ after the movie's release.
popular
unpopular
well-known
31
She asks Forrest, “Do you think I could ..........., Forrest?”
fly off this bridge
become a singer
rob a bank
32
Forest one day shows Elvis Presley his ......., which, as we learn later on, turns out to make Elvis famous.
songs
singing abilities
dance moves
school books
33
He is named to the All-American team and meets President ............at the White House.
George W. Bush
Barrack Obama
Abraham Lincoln
John F. Kennedy
34
His one friend is “Bubba”, who knows everything there is to know about .............
fish
shrimp
oysters
35
Forrest steps in dog poo and a man asks him for a meaningful phrase. He replies “it happens” and ....... was made.
a well-known commercial
a popular film
a famous bumper sticker
36
He ............, but Jenny is fired as a result.
beats them up
salutes them
congratulates them
37
He later has ............ amputated and was furious about it.
on leg
both legs
one arm
38
In the first years of his life, Forrest has to wear ....... due to his back being “as crooked as a politician”.
leg braces
a backpack
red stockings
39
He becomes ............ playing ping-pong and is offered $25,000 to endorse a brand of ping-pong paddles.
a public enemy
national hero
an Olympic champion
40
and “Stupid is as stupid .............”
does
plays
acts
41
He is awoken by .......
flashlights in the offices opposite his room
loud screams coming from
a telephone call
42
Nathan Bedford Forrest serves as a reminder that “sometimes we all do things that, well, just don't make no sense.”
Makes sense...
Got it!
OK
43
During the award ceremony, President Lyndon Johnson asks Forrest ..........
when he was shot
where he was shot
why he was shot
44
When a group of bullies ........ Forrest on their bicycles, he runs, urged on by Jenny.
chase
feed
make fun of
45
One day, a mud-splattered Forrest is given a yellow T-shirt by a T-shirt salesman who wanted to ............ a shirt.
immortalize Forrest on
kill Forest Gump with
let Forrest clean his face with
46
Forrest begins to run, first “to the end of the road”, then “to the end of town”. Eventually, he runs .........
to Washington
around the world
across the country
47
Forrest reveals that he is named after a .................. , Nathan Bedford Forrest.
film star
distant ancestor
their neighbour
48
As Forrest runs, his leg braces .......... , and he outruns his pursuers leaving behind only a cloud of dust.
fall apart
make it impossible for him to run
break
make him a slow rummer
49
Forrest's home is filled with special visitors .
never
every now and then
very often
always
50
Lieutenant Dan saw it as his destiny to .........., just as every one of his ancestors had before him.
receive medals for bravery
fight in a war
die in combat
51
Jenny and Forrest Jr. move in with him back in .......... . Jenny and Forrest finally get married.
San Francisco, California
Washington DC
Greenbow, Alabama
52
The listeners at the bus stop ........... throughout his narration.
are not there
change regularly
are the same
53
Sitting at a bus stop in Savannah, Georgia, Forrest Gump tells ........... to a woman seated next to him.
the story of his life
various jokes
fairy tales
54
Gump leaves the man with ...... made of mud imprinted on the shirt thereby inspiring yet another pop culture phenomenon.
a giant smiley face
a giant angry face
a giant sad face
55
Because now he would have to live the rest of his life ............
as a cripple
in pain
in prison
56
Forrest appears on a TV talk-show together with .
John Lennon
Elvis Presley
JF Kennedy
57
Forrest replies “I was shot in ............, sir.”
the buttocks
the head
the back
58
He assembles ............. in record time.
his backpack
his rifle
an army tank
59
These make walking awkward for Forrest, and almost impossible.
running
standing
sitting
60
He is reunited with Jenny, who has made .............., including drug addiction.
peace with her dad
a career in singing
a mess of her life
61
So what do you think?
We make our own destiny.
It's both.
We have our destiny already made for us.
62
On graduation day, he is enlisted in the army. Gump says he ........ the army.
doesn't care about
fits into
hates
63
Believing the tenants to be having difficulty, Forrest ........ initiating by this the Watergate scandal.
the security office
the maintenance crew
calls his Mama in Greenbow, Alabama
64
The couple talk and Jenny recalls when they hid from her stepfather in the cornfield and she prayed to God ..........
to turn her into a bird
to let her live with Forrest
to make her father disappear
65
Jenny's death causes Forrest to .........: “I don't know if Mama was right or whether it was Lieutenant Dan.
move to Florida
question the nature of life
kill himself
66
Lieutenant Dan buys Forrest shares in “some kind of fruit company” - Apple Computers, making Forrest even ........
wealthier
poorer
happier
67
While serving in the Vietnam War, he is awarded the Medal of Honor for having carried to safety during an ambush.
ammunition
wounded horses
members of his platoon
68
One day, he decides to stop running and receives a letter from Jenny asking him .........
to visit her
for money
for a place to stay
to call her
69
She tells Forrest she suffers from an unknown virus, the symptoms of which are indicative of AIDS coming from ........
her hard work
her poverty
her drug abuse
70
Forrest returns to his childhood home ......... that his mama is ill. His mother dies shortly afterwards.
when he receives the news
not knowing
despite the fact
71
Forrest visits her and witnesses some men ............ while playing “Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan.
trying to grab her
trying to applaud her
trying to congratulate her
72
Bubba's mom moves her large family from their shack into luxurious accommodations, complete with her own private ......
hairdresser
driver
cook
73
The film starts with a ............... flying around.
bird
feather
balloon
74
but I think, maybe it's , maybe both are happening at the same time."
neither
both
fun
75
Forrest buys ........ and starts a shrimp business, keeping a promise to Bubba.
his own shrimping boat
a new house
his own motorbike
76
Forrest is ...... by President Nixon to stay at the Watergate Hotel complex in Washington.
invited
greeted
warned
77
I don't know if we each have a destiny, or if we're all just floating around accidental-like .............,
on a float
on a breeze
on a boat
78
While in Washington Forrest Gump by chance goes to an Anti-Vietnam-Demonstration and meets Jenny again, this time ......
a teacher
a singer
a hippie
79
Forrest ........... the house that Jenny grew up in, as it had reminded her of her abusive father.
rebuilds
demolishes
moves to
80
Forrest meets Lieutenant Dan, now ......... who has lost his faith in God.
a well-known politician
a bitter, alcoholic cripple
a lucky well-dressed businessman
81
While Forrest is recovering, he becomes an expert ping-pong player and travels to ............
the People's Republic of China
Switzerland
Russia
82
Forrest sends a check for what he considers to be Bubba's share of the shrimp business profit to .........
Bubba's father
Bubba's wife
Bubba's mother