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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. What does Joe point out to Ennis after paying him for his work on Brokeback Mountain?
(a) His binoculars.
(b) That he will not be hired again.
(c) Most of his sheep are gone.
(d) Some of the sheep he returned with are not the ones he went up with.

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

3. How often do Jack and Ennis begin to see each other, saying they are going fishing?
(a) Every couple of weeks.
(b) Every month.
(c) Once or twice a year.
(d) Every two or three years.

4. Who raised Ennis after his parent's died?
(a) His adopted parents.
(b) An aunt and uncle.
(c) A friend's family.
(d) His brothers and sister.

5. What caused Ennis to stop going to school and to return to ranch work after his parent's death?
(a) He found it boring.
(b) He had a baby.
(c) His truck broke down.
(d) He failed all his classes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what town was Jack Twist born?

2. Where does Jack suggest Ennis sleep the first night he does not return to the sheep at 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 describe 17-year-old Alma, Jr. to Jack?

5. What does Ennis say happened to Earl, who lived in his town growing up?

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