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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. For how long does Joe Aguirre watch Jack and Ennis having sex on the mountain?

2. What day did snow begin to fall on Brokeback Mountain the year Jack and Ennis worked there?

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

4. What was Jack's highest level of education?

5. Who is the author of "Brokeback Mountain"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who does Ennis think he may have to stay with after moving off the ranch at the start of "Brokeback Mountain"?

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

10. What positions are Jack and Ennis hired for at Brokeback Mountain?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing the symbolic significance Jack and Ennis's shirts from Brokeback Mountain has on the story. Why are the shirts important and how do they develop the themes of the story? Use examples from the text to support your viewpoint.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay examining Brokeback Mountain as a symbol in "Brokeback Mountain." What scenes take place directly in Brokeback Mountain? What is the context? What other moments in the story is Brokeback Mountain referenced? How does this place develop the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Write a brief essay analyzing the title "Brokeback Mountain." Explore the ways in which this title connects to the plot and themes of the story.

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