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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only thing Ennis ever said to Jack while on Brokeback Mountain regarding their affair?

2. What happens one night when Ennis does not return to the sheep?

3. What does Joe Aguirre wait for before telling Jack the news about his family?

4. What is Joe Aguirre's position on Brokeback Mountain?

5. Why does Ennis pull his truck over after leaving Brokeback Mountain?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Ennis feel when riding back to his camp after an evening of whiskey and stories with Jack?

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

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

7. What are Jack and Ennis unaware Joe Aguirre had done while they were making love on Brokeback Mountain?

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

9. What does Ennis do to save himself a trip when he offers to sleep with the sheep at Brokeback Mountain?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing the female characters in Brokeback Mountain. Who are they? How are they portrayed in the story? How do these characters speak to gender roles in "Brokeback Mountain"?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay discussing the setting and time period of "Brokeback Mountain." In what ways does the time period and setting impact your understanding of the story as well as the themes? How would the story be different if told in the present day?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about the theme of suffering in "Brokeback Mountain." Describe the suffering each character experiences. Why do they suffer? How to they manage their suffering?

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