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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the woman Ennis has been seeing in Signal work?
(a) The ranch where he has been working.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) The Black and Blue Eagle bar.
(d) The Wolf Ears bar.

2. Why is Jack upset by what Ennis tells him at the end of their week together?
(a) They were supposed to see each other in August.
(b) He does not think Lureen will let him go away again anytime soon.
(c) He cannot take any time off to see Ennis when he is free.
(d) He wanted to break up with Ennis first.

3. What does Alma find when Ennis returned from the trip with Jack when she wrote him a note?
(a) He never even took his fishing line.
(b) He had condoms in his bag.
(c) Pictures of Jack in the motel room.
(d) The note was still attached to the line.

4. What advice does Ennis's father give Ennis in regards to his brother K.E.?
(a) He tells him he needs to deal with it.
(b) He tells him he needs to talk things through with him.
(c) He tells him he needs to hit him when he is not expecting it.
(d) He tells him he needs to get stronger so he can beat him up.

5. What does Ennis do when Jack asks him to take off work and go to the mountains with him while they are in the motel together?
(a) He says there is no way he can do that.
(b) He packs his bag.
(c) He picks up the phone and calls Alma.
(d) He tells Jack they cannot see each other anymore.

6. How old is Alma, Jr. when Alma decides to divorce Ennis?
(a) 9.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 12.

7. What does Jack say when Ennis asks if he has ever been with another guy?
(a) He tells Ennis he never even thought about another guy.
(b) He says he has.
(c) He tells Ennis it is none of his business.
(d) He says he has not.

8. What does Ennis think Jack has gone to Mexico in the past for?
(a) To be with other women.
(b) To buy stuff for his store.
(c) To be with other men.
(d) To vacation with his wife.

9. Where does Ennis tell Alma he and Jack will most likely go when Jack visits?
(a) A bar.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A motel.
(d) The rodeo.

10. What is Alma's husband's name?
(a) Chuck.
(b) Paul.
(c) Bill.
(d) Steve.

11. How old is Jack's child at the time he arrives in Riverton to visit Ennis?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 8 months.
(d) 3 years.

12. How does Ennis react when Alma tells him she knows what he and Jack have been up to?
(a) He tells her he's sorry and he can't help it.
(b) He begs her not to tell anyone.
(c) He grabs her wrist and tells her to shut up.
(d) He says she better not say a word to their kids.

13. What does Jack tell Ennis he wish he knew how to do in regards to his feelings for Ennis?
(a) He says he wishes he knew how to express himself to Ennis.
(b) He says he wishes he could tel the world.
(c) He says he wishes he knew how to quit Ennis.
(d) He says he wishes he could get Ennis to love him.

14. What reason does Ennis give Jack for why he thinks he must not be gay?
(a) His father told him he cannot be gay.
(b) Nobody in his family has ever been gay.
(c) He does not enjoy being with Jack.
(d) He is married and has never had feelings for another guy.

15. How does the author describe what happened to Ennis and Alma's relationship after his first visit with Jack?
(a) A pot of boiling water.
(b) A rapid decline.
(c) A slow death.
(d) A slow corrosion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ennis go after his final holiday meal with Alma and their kids?

2. What word is used to describe the way Jack and Ennis hug when Jack first arrives at Ennis's place in Riverton?

3. How does Ennis describe his daughter Francine to Jack?

4. What does Jack tell Ennis he did for work a bit in the four years since they have seen each other?

5. What does Ennis figure Alma is trying to do when she takes a dollar from her pocket before he leaves with Jack?

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