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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Jack told he must sleep with the sheep when he starts work at Brokeback Mountain?
(a) Ennis does not like Jack.
(b) To help keep predators away.
(c) There is no room at the main camp.
(d) The foreman does not like Jack.

2. Where is Ennis at the beginning of "Brokeback Mountain"?
(a) His trailer.
(b) His condo.
(c) His apartment.
(d) His log cabin.

3. What does Jack say he would like to do with Ennis when he is passing through Riverton?
(a) Have a beer.
(b) Meet his family.
(c) Get a motel.
(d) Go to a rodeo.

4. Who is the author of "Brokeback Mountain"?
(a) Annie Proulx.
(b) Allie Perout.
(c) Annette Peroux.
(d) Anne Rioux.

5. Where does Ennis urinate at the start of "Brokeback Mountain"?
(a) His sink.
(b) The woods.
(c) His toilet.
(d) In a bottle.

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

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

8. For how long does Joe Aguirre watch Jack and Ennis having sex on the mountain?
(a) 10 minutes.
(b) 5 seconds.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) 1 hour.

9. What do Ennis and Alma name their first daughter?
(a) Ennis, Jr.
(b) Ellis.
(c) Jackie.
(d) Alma, Jr.

10. Why does Jack have a bruised jaw the day he leaves Brokeback Mountain?
(a) He fell off his horse.
(b) Joe Aguirre punched him.
(c) Ennis punched him.
(d) He tripped and fell while drunk.

11. 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.

12. What does Joe Aguirre wait for before telling Jack the news about his family?
(a) He waits for Ennis to dress and leave.
(b) He waits for Jack to complete his work for the day.
(c) He waits until dinner is ready.
(d) He waits for Ennis to return that evening.

13. Where does Ennis say he will try to find work when he and Jack speak before leaving Brokeback Mountain?
(a) At a restaurant.
(b) At the post office.
(c) At the rodeo.
(d) At a ranch.

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

15. How does Joe Aguirre learn of Ennis and Jack's affair?
(a) He saw them threw binoculars.
(b) Jack told him.
(c) Another worker told him.
(d) He heard them in the night.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days does Ennis have to work to get the sheep back where they belong after not returning to them one night?

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

3. How were 42 sheep lost the prior year at Brokeback Mountain according to Jack?

4. Who helps Ennis get the sheep after the night he did not return to them and stayed with Jack?

5. What health issue is Ennis's second daughter born with?

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