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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. Who helps Ennis get the sheep after the night he did not return to them and stayed with Jack?

2. How many days does Ennis have to work to get the sheep back where they belong after not returning to them one night?

3. Where does Ennis urinate at the start of "Brokeback Mountain"?

4. Where do Ennis and Jack find work the year they meet?

5. In what state were Ennis and Jack born?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing Proulx's language style and word choice in "Brokeback Mountain." What are some words that stand out to you and why? What words are repeated? What words are most impactful? Explain your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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"?

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