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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Ennis go after his final holiday meal with Alma and their kids?
(a) The payphone to call Jack.
(b) The Black and Blue Eagle bar.
(c) His apartment to pack and move.
(d) The motel to meet Jack.

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

3. What does Alma tell Ennis he should do when she tells him she is worried about him when he came to their house for a holiday meal?
(a) Alma tells Ennis he should move in with Jack.
(b) Alma tells Ennis he should get a stable job.
(c) Alma tells Ennis he should leave town.
(d) Alma tells Ennis he should remarry.

4. How does Ennis respond when Alma asks him to use condoms?
(a) He says he thinks its a good idea.
(b) He says she must be cheating on him.
(c) He asks if she knows about him and Jack.
(d) He says he can leave her alone if she does not want his kids.

5. What does Jack say surprised him on their last day on Brokeback Mountain?
(a) The kiss Ennis gave him.
(b) The fact that Ennis let him go.
(c) The letter Ennis wrote him.
(d) The punch Ennis threw him.

6. What holiday does Ennis join Alma and her husband and kids for after they split up?
(a) Easter.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) New Year's.
(d) Christmas.

7. What does Jack tell Ennis about Lureen's family?
(a) They are wealthy.
(b) They are religious.
(c) They are poor.
(d) They are overseas.

8. How old was Ennis when Earl died?
(a) 13.
(b) 19.
(c) 5.
(d) 9.

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

10. What does Jack see in Joe Aguirre's office which makes him suspicious Joe had seen him and Ennis on Brokeback Mountain?
(a) Photos of the main camp taken from the office.
(b) Big binoculars.
(c) A video camera.
(d) A surveillance system in the trailer.

11. What does Jack tell Ennis about his 15-year-old son?
(a) He has a girlfriend.
(b) He never talks to him.
(c) He thinks he is dyslexic.
(d) He is a hard worker.

12. What does Alma tell Ennis she used to wonder about regarding his fishing trips with Jack?
(a) Why he was always so giddy about the trips.
(b) Why he never brought her and the kids along.
(c) Why they always fished so far away.
(d) Why he never brought home any fish.

13. What does Ennis tell Alma before he and Jack head out?
(a) Get a babysitter and come join us.
(b) We'll be back in time to put the girls to bed.
(c) They are going out for drinks and might not be back.
(d) Don't wait up.

14. What does Jack tell Ennis he thinks the two of them should do the night they are in the motel together?
(a) He says they should move to Mexico.
(b) He says they should go to his house and tell Alma.
(c) He says they should get a ranch together.
(d) He says they should call Lureen and tell her what is going on between them.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ennis tell Jack at the end of their week together?

2. What does Alma find when Ennis returned from the trip with Jack when she wrote him a note?

3. What do Ennis and Jack do after their initial embrace when Jack arrives at Ennis's place in Riverton?

4. What does Alma call Jack when she tells Ennis she knows what the two of them have been up to?

5. What does Ennis call Jack after their embrace at his house in Riverton?

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