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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. Why does Ennis have to leave the ranch he has been living on at the start of "Brokeback Mountain"?

2. Where is Ennis at the beginning of "Brokeback Mountain"?

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

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

5. Who is Ennis engaged to when he and Jack meet?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the only things Jack and Ennis say to each other regarding their relationship while on Brokeback Mountain?

3. What happens to the sheep one night in August when Ennis stayed at the main camp with Jack?

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

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

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

7. What are Jack's days like when he has to set up camp with the sheep every night?

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

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

10. Why does Ennis offer to take Jack's place and sleep with the sheep at Brokeback Mountain?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay describing the imagery used in "Brokeback Mountain." Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.

Essay Topic 3

Watch the film version of Annie Proulx's "Brokeback Mountain." How does the film version compare to the short story? What is gained or lost in the translation?

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