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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 decide not to go back to the sheep one night after he had moved his camp further away from the main camp?
(a) He lost his horse.
(b) He hurt his ankle.
(c) He plans to quit.
(d) He is too drunk.

2. What was Jack's highest level of education?
(a) Post-Graduate School.
(b) College.
(c) Some college.
(d) Some high school.

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

4. Why is Jack told he must sleep with the sheep when he starts work at Brokeback Mountain?
(a) The foreman does not like Jack.
(b) Ennis does not like Jack.
(c) To help keep predators away.
(d) There is no room at the main camp.

5. Where do Ennis and Alma move with their daughter after the place Ennis is working closes?
(a) Dover.
(b) Grover.
(c) Tiverton.
(d) Riverton.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what town was Ennis born?

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

3. Where does Ennis say he will try to find work when he and Jack speak before leaving Brokeback Mountain?

4. In what month do Ennis and Alma marry?

5. In what year do Jack and Ennis meet?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Joe Aguirre cut Jack and Ennis's time at Brokeback Mountain short?

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

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

5. What happens to the sheep one night in August when Ennis stayed at the main camp with Jack?

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

7. What do Jack and Ennis know, despite not discussing it, after the first night they are intimate on Brokeback Mountain?

8. Where were Ennis and Jack born and what types of families did they come from?

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

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

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