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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what organization do both Jack and Ennis sign up to get work the year they met?
(a) Farm Labor Corps.
(b) Wyoming Workers United.
(c) Ranch Hands of America.
(d) Farm and Ranch Employment.

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

3. Where does Ennis keep the clothes he puts on at the start of "Brokeback Mountain"?
(a) In a backpack.
(b) On a nail by the door.
(c) In his closet.
(d) Under his bed.

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) Sleep in the pasture with him.
(c) Ride him back and forth.
(d) Talk to the foreman.

5. What month is it the night Ennis does not return to the sheep on Brokeback Mountain?
(a) October.
(b) July.
(c) September.
(d) August.

6. Why does Ennis decide not to go back to the sheep one night after he had moved his camp further away from the main camp?
(a) He is too drunk.
(b) He hurt his ankle.
(c) He plans to quit.
(d) He lost his horse.

7. Why did Ennis apply for a hardship license?
(a) So he could get to work.
(b) So he could get out of town.
(c) So he could drive his sister to school.
(d) So he could drive to school.

8. What time does Ennis Del Mar wake up at the beginning of "Brokeback Mountain"?
(a) 3 a.m.
(b) 9 a.m.
(c) 7:30 a.m.
(d) 5 a.m.

9. Who helps Ennis get the sheep after the night he did not return to them and stayed with Jack?
(a) Jack.
(b) Basque.
(c) A Chilean herder.
(d) Joe Aguirre.

10. What word is used to describe both Jack and Ennis's manner and way of speaking at the start of "Brokeback Mountain"?
(a) Mild.
(b) Rough.
(c) Soft.
(d) Hostile.

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

12. In what state were Ennis and Jack born?
(a) Colorado.
(b) Montana.
(c) Utah.
(d) Wyoming.

13. How does Jack reply to Ennis's only comment regarding their affair on Brokeback Mountain?
(a) He says it is a one-shot thing.
(b) He says he made a huge mistake.
(c) He tells Ennis he loves him.
(d) He says he is sorry.

14. How does Ennis reply to Jack's request in the letter he sent Ennis?
(a) Not a chance.
(b) I can't wait.
(c) My wife would kill me.
(d) You bet.

15. What was Jack's highest level of education?
(a) College.
(b) Some college.
(c) Some high school.
(d) Post-Graduate School.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who raised Ennis after his parent's died?

3. What state did Jack's hometown border?

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

5. What does Jack say he would like to do with Ennis when he is passing through Riverton?

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