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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. With whom does Ennis think he might have to stay with at the start of "Brokeback Mountain"?
(a) His oldest daughter.
(b) His brother.
(c) Jack Twist.
(d) His parents.

2. Where does Jack suggest Ennis sleep the first night he does not return to the sheep at Brokeback Mountain?
(a) In his truck.
(b) Outside by the fire.
(c) In his tent.
(d) In the foreman's trailer.

3. In what month do Ennis and Alma marry?
(a) February.
(b) December.
(c) November.
(d) January.

4. What does Ennis do when Jack attempts to put his hand on his penis in the tent?
(a) Jerks his hand away.
(b) Curses at Jack.
(c) Runs out of the tent.
(d) Lets him.

5. What phrase foreshadows what happens between Jack and Ennis in Jack's tent the night Ennis does not return to the sheep?
(a) Quit hammering and get over here.
(b) In a little while they deepened their intimacy considerably.
(c) Got you a extra blanket.
(d) I'll roll up out here and grab forty winks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ennis reply to Jack's request in the letter he sent Ennis?

2. What does Joe point out to Ennis after paying him for his work on Brokeback Mountain?

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

4. How does Ennis heat up coffee at the start of "Brokeback Mountain"?

5. Who did Ennis dream of the night before "Brokeback Mountain" begins?

(see the answer key)

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