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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. Who did Ennis dream of the night before "Brokeback Mountain" begins?
(a) His mother.
(b) Jack Twist.
(c) His oldest daughter.
(d) His father.

2. What is Joe Aguirre's position on Brokeback Mountain?
(a) Herder.
(b) Cook.
(c) Foreman.
(d) Camp tender.

3. Who raised Ennis after his parent's died?
(a) A friend's family.
(b) An aunt and uncle.
(c) His adopted parents.
(d) His brothers and sister.

4. How many days does Ennis have to work to get the sheep back where they belong after not returning to them one night?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 12.

5. How were 42 sheep lost the prior year at Brokeback Mountain according to Jack?
(a) Disease.
(b) Predator.
(c) A lighting storm.
(d) Starvation.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Joe Aguirre learn of Ennis and Jack's affair?

2. Who helps Ennis get the sheep after the night he did not return to them and stayed with Jack?

3. In what town was Jack Twist born?

4. How long after his time at Brokeback Mountain does Ennis receive a letter from Jack?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are Jack's days like when he has to set up camp with the sheep every night?

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

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

5. How does Ennis get ready to leave his trailer at the start of "Brokeback Mountain"?

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

7. How does Ennis react when Jack tries to move Ennis's hand to his penis while they are in the tent together?

8. Why does Ennis's camp move further away from the main camp as time goes on at Brokeback Mountain?

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

10. What does Jack notice when Ennis takes his clothes off to wash himself at the main camp at Brokeback Mountain?

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