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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 does Jack tell Ennis he did for work a bit in the four years since they have seen each other?
(a) Wrestling.
(b) Herding.
(c) Rodeoing.
(d) Wrangling.

2. What does Jack tell Ennis about his 15-year-old son?
(a) He thinks he is dyslexic.
(b) He has a girlfriend.
(c) He is a hard worker.
(d) He never talks to him.

3. Why is Jack upset by what Ennis tells him at the end of their week together?
(a) He cannot take any time off to see Ennis when he is free.
(b) He wanted to break up with Ennis first.
(c) He does not think Lureen will let him go away again anytime soon.
(d) They were supposed to see each other in August.

4. What reason does Ennis give Jack for why he thinks he must not be gay?
(a) His father told him he cannot be gay.
(b) He does not enjoy being with Jack.
(c) Nobody in his family has ever been gay.
(d) He is married and has never had feelings for another guy.

5. What does Ennis tell Alma before he and Jack head out?
(a) Get a babysitter and come join us.
(b) They are going out for drinks and might not be back.
(c) Don't wait up.
(d) We'll be back in time to put the girls to bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alma tell Ennis she wrote in a note on his fishing line during one of his trips with Jack?

2. What word is used to describe the way Jack and Ennis hug when Jack first arrives at Ennis's place in Riverton?

3. How does Jack say Lureen's father feels about him?

4. What does Jack say surprised him on their last day on Brokeback Mountain?

5. How many years apart are Ennis and his brother K.E.?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Ennis have to skip their planned trip for August 1983 and how does Jack feel?

3. What does Alma tell Ennis before referring to Jack as "Jack Nasty" (270)?

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

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

6. What does Jack say after he and Ennis have sex at the Motel Siesta?

7. What does Ennis say the only thing he and Jack can do about their situation while they are in the Motel Siesta?

8. How do Jack and Ennis greet each other when Jack first arrives at Ennis's house after not seeing each other for four years?

9. What does Alma tell Ennis she did on one of his fishing trips because she wondered why he never brought home any trout?

10. While at the Motel Siesta, what does Jack suggest he and Ennis do about their situation?

(see the answer keys)

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