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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4 pp. 269 - 276.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years apart are Ennis and his brother K.E.?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

2. Who does Alma marry after divorcing Ennis?
(a) The foreman at the power company.
(b) The Riverton grocer.
(c) The owner of the local diner.
(d) The Riverton postmaster.

3. What does Jack say Lureen's dad would probably do if Jack wanted to leave her?
(a) Drive him to his new ranch.
(b) Pay him.
(c) Kill him.
(d) Beg him to stay with his daughter.

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

5. What year is it when Jack and Ennis spend a few days together and see a bear?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1993.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Ennis at the beginning of "Brokeback Mountain"?

2. What is the only thing Ennis enjoys reading, as explained after he begins working at Brokeback Mountain?

3. Who is Ennis engaged to when he and Jack meet?

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

5. What does Alma tell Ennis she wrote in a note on his fishing line during one of his trips with Jack?

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