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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1 pp. 253-258 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What life is Jack said to be obsessed with after the and Ennis meet at Brokeback Mountain?
(a) The bachelor life.
(b) Farm life.
(c) Rodeo life.
(d) City life.

2. What is the first thing Ennis makes when he wakes up at the beginning of "Brokeback Mountain"?
(a) Pancakes.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Homefries.

3. Why does Ennis have to leave the ranch he has been living on at the start of "Brokeback Mountain"?
(a) He bought a new house.
(b) He has a plane to catch.
(c) He was fired.
(d) It is being sold.

4. How did Ennis's parents die?
(a) A plane crash.
(b) Cancer.
(c) They were murdered.
(d) A car crash.

5. What position is Jack hired for on Brokeback Mountain the year he and Ennis meet?
(a) Herder.
(b) Foreman.
(c) Camp tender.
(d) Cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ennis tell Jack he did first thing in the morning the first night he slept with the sheep?

2. In what town was Ennis born?

3. What state did Ennis's hometown border?

4. Where do Ennis and Jack find work the year they meet?

5. What does the narrator say both Jack and Ennis were "inured" (254) to when describing their backgrounds at the start of "Brokeback Mountain"?

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