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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How often does Ennis tells Jack he sees his teenage daughters?
(a) Every weekend.
(b) Once a year.
(c) Every other weekend.
(d) Once a month.

2. What does Ennis say might happen if he and Jack openly express their affection?
(a) They would be dead.
(b) People would get jealous.
(c) Lureen would find out.
(d) Alma would find out.

3. What word is used to describe the way Jack and Ennis hug when Jack first arrives at Ennis's place in Riverton?
(a) Lovingly.
(b) Mightily.
(c) Warmly.
(d) Awkwardly.

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

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

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

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

8. What does Alma tell Ennis she wrote in a note on his fishing line during one of his trips with Jack?
(a) Bring some fish home.
(b) I know you ain't fishing.
(c) Come home safe.
(d) Call me when you get there.

9. What does Ennis tell Jack his brother K.E. did to him every single day?
(a) Slugged him silly.
(b) Teased him.
(c) Beat the piss out of him.
(d) Drove him to work.

10. What year is it when Jack and Ennis spend a few days together and see a bear?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1993.

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

12. What does Ennis tell Jack about when they left Brokeback Mountain and he felt like puking?
(a) He said it was something he ate.
(b) He said he always gets carsick.
(c) He said he was sick about marrying Alma.
(d) He said he realized it was because he should not have let Jack out of his sight.

13. How often do Jack and Ennis begin to see each other, saying they are going fishing?
(a) Every couple of weeks.
(b) Every two or three years.
(c) Every month.
(d) Once or twice a year.

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

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 slow death.
(c) A slow corrosion.
(d) A rapid decline.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ennis tell Alma when she comes out of the house during their embrace?

2. Where does the woman Ennis has been seeing in Signal work?

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

4. What does Ennis say happened to Earl, who lived in his town growing up?

5. How many children does Ennis have at the time Jack arrives in Riverton?

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