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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Ennis move his camp further away from the main camp later in the summer at Brokeback Mountain?
(a) He likes to be alone.
(b) He does not want to be anywhere near Jack.
(c) He has to move as the sheep move.
(d) He does not want to be bothered by the foreman.

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

6. What does the narrator say both Jack and Ennis were "inured" (254) to when describing their backgrounds at the start of "Brokeback Mountain"?
(a) The city life.
(b) A life of chaos.
(c) The stoic life.
(d) A life of leisure.

7. 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) Soft.
(c) Hostile.
(d) Rough.

8. Where do Ennis and Alma move with their daughter after the place Ennis is working closes?
(a) Riverton.
(b) Grover.
(c) Dover.
(d) Tiverton.

9. In what month does Alma become pregnant with their first child?
(a) January.
(b) November.
(c) February.
(d) December.

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

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

12. Where is Ennis working when his daughter is born?
(a) Lost Cabin.
(b) Elwood Hi-Top.
(c) Washakie Ranch.
(d) Smoky Mountain.

13. Why does Ennis pull his truck over after leaving Brokeback Mountain?
(a) He got a flat tire.
(b) He feels like he is going to puke.
(c) He got into a car accident.
(d) He is waiting to see if Jack will stop too.

14. Where do Ennis and Jack find work the year they meet?
(a) An organic farm.
(b) A cattle ranch.
(c) A horse ranch.
(d) A sheep range.

15. What is the only thing Ennis enjoys reading, as explained after he begins working at Brokeback Mountain?
(a) Hamley's saddle catalog.
(b) The L.L. Bean catalog.
(c) Burpee's seed catalog.
(d) Boots and Buckles Magazine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Jack's pickup truck?

2. How does Jack reply to Ennis's only comment regarding their affair on Brokeback Mountain?

3. What month is it the night Ennis does not return to the sheep on Brokeback Mountain?

4. What does Jack invite Ennis to do when Ennis wakes him up "with the clacking of his jaw" (259).

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

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