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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Ennis say he will try to find work when he and Jack speak before leaving Brokeback Mountain?
(a) At the post office.
(b) At a ranch.
(c) At a restaurant.
(d) At the rodeo.

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

4. What year of school did Ennis really want to complete after his parent's death?
(a) Senior.
(b) Freshman.
(c) Sophomore.
(d) Junior.

5. What does Joe point out to Ennis after paying him for his work on Brokeback Mountain?
(a) His binoculars.
(b) Most of his sheep are gone.
(c) Some of the sheep he returned with are not the ones he went up with.
(d) That he will not be hired again.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year do Jack and Ennis meet?

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

3. What state did Jack's hometown border?

4. In what town was Ennis born?

5. With whom does Ennis think he might have to stay with at the start of "Brokeback Mountain"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What year do Ennis and Jack meet? Where and why?

2. What does Ennis do to save himself a trip when he offers to sleep with the sheep at Brokeback Mountain?

3. What are the only things Jack and Ennis say to each other regarding their relationship while on Brokeback Mountain?

4. Where do Ennis and Alma move to after their first daughter is born and what does he do for work?

5. How did Ennis manage to get a license at age 14 and what stopped him from completing his sophomore year of school?

6. How does Ennis feel after leaving Jack on their last day at Brokeback Mountain?

7. Where does Ennis say he will sleep the first night he stays at the main camp and how does Jack respond?

8. What does Ennis tell Jack about his first morning after setting up camp near the sheep?

9. Who does Ennis think he may have to stay with after moving off the ranch at the start of "Brokeback Mountain"?

10. Why does Ennis decide to stay at the main camp on the first night that he does not return to the sheep?

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