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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. What job does Ennis land after his time at Brokeback Mountain and a few ranch jobs?
(a) Bar tender.
(b) Grocer.
(c) Herder.
(d) Wrangler.

2. In what year do Jack and Ennis meet?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1963.

3. 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 restaurant.
(c) At a ranch.
(d) At the rodeo.

4. What health issue is Ennis's second daughter born with?
(a) Asthma.
(b) Gastroenteritis.
(c) Jaundice.
(d) Scarlet fever.

5. How did Ennis's parents die?
(a) A car crash.
(b) They were murdered.
(c) Cancer.
(d) A plane crash.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days does Ennis have to work to get the sheep back where they belong after not returning to them one night?

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

3. What does Ennis tell Jack he did first thing in the morning the first night he slept with the sheep?

4. What is the first thing Ennis makes when he wakes up at the beginning of "Brokeback Mountain"?

5. Why does Ennis decide not to go back to the sheep one night after he had moved his camp further away from the main camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. How long after their time at Brokeback Mountain does Ennis receive a letter from Jack and what does it say?

2. Why does Ennis offer to take Jack's place and sleep with the sheep at Brokeback Mountain?

3. How does Ennis get ready to leave his trailer at the start of "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 feel when riding back to his camp after an evening of whiskey and stories with Jack?

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

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

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

9. What positions are Jack and Ennis hired for at Brokeback Mountain?

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

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