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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2 pp. 258 - 263.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) It is being sold.
(c) He was fired.
(d) He has a plane to catch.

2. How do Jack and Ennis say goodbye at Brokeback Mountain?
(a) They kiss.
(b) They shake hands and punch each other on the shoulder.
(c) They walk away without looking at each other.
(d) They embrace.

3. What state did Jack's hometown border?
(a) Utah.
(b) Montana.
(c) Idaho.
(d) Wyoming.

4. What does Ennis offer to do when Jack complains of having to sleep with the sheep at Brokeback Mountain?
(a) Switch places with him.
(b) Talk to the foreman.
(c) Sleep in the pasture with him.
(d) Ride him back and forth.

5. Where do Ennis and Jack find work the year they meet?
(a) A cattle ranch.
(b) A horse ranch.
(c) A sheep range.
(d) An organic farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jack have a bruised jaw the day he leaves Brokeback Mountain?

2. What is the first thing Ennis makes when he wakes up at the beginning of "Brokeback Mountain"?

3. In what month do Ennis and Alma marry?

4. How did Ennis's parents die?

5. What phrase foreshadows what happens between Jack and Ennis in Jack's tent the night Ennis does not return to the sheep?

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