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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. How did Ennis's dad act when they saw Earl's dead body?
(a) He told his kids not to end up like him.
(b) He kicked him.
(c) He laughed.
(d) He cried.

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

3. What is one of the reasons, aside from Jack, that Alma's resentment toward Ennis grew?
(a) He was controlling of Alma.
(b) He worked low paying jobs that never lasted long.
(c) He did not help with the kids.
(d) He was condescending toward Alma.

4. What is Jack's wife's name?
(a) Lola.
(b) Lureen.
(c) Lily.
(d) Laurie.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Alma feel she does not want any more kids with Ennis?

2. What does Ennis think Jack has gone to Mexico in the past for?

3. How old is Francine when Alma decides to divorce Ennis?

4. What does Ennis do when Jack asks him to take off work and go to the mountains with him while they are in the motel together?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ennis tell Alma when he realizes she saw the way they greeted each other?

2. What does Jack tell Ennis about his son during their trip together in May 1983?

3. What does Ennis do with Alma, her husband, and the girls the first few years after their divorce?

4. What does Jack tell Ennis about Lureen's family?

5. How old is their oldest daughter when Alma divorces Ennis and who does she marry?

6. Where does Ennis tell Alma he and Jack are going the night Jack came to visit?

7. What does Ennis tell Jack about the day he drove away from Brokeback Mountain four years earlier?

8. Why does Alma suggest that Ennis use condoms, and how does Ennis respond?

9. What does Ennis tell Jack about the bar tender from the Wolf Ears bar he has been seeing during their trip in May of 1983?

10. What conversation do Jack and Ennis have during their trip in May 1983 about Mexico?

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