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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 time does Ennis Del Mar wake up at the beginning of "Brokeback Mountain"?

2. Why does Ennis move his camp further away from the main camp later in the summer at Brokeback Mountain?

3. What does Joe point out to Ennis after paying him for his work on Brokeback Mountain?

4. How do Jack and Ennis say goodbye at Brokeback Mountain?

5. What is one thing Ennis likes about living in their apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ennis react when Jack tries to move Ennis's hand to his penis while they are in the tent together?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay comparing and contrasting Jack and Ennis in "Brokeback Mountain." What details help develop these characters and what do these details tell you about them? What is their background? How do they know each other? How do they interact? In what ways are they similar or different? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing Proulx's decision to tell the story using third person omniscient point-of-view. How does this impact the reader's understanding of the story's events? Is this effective? Why or why not?

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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