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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 year of school did Ennis really want to complete after his parent's death?

2. What health issue is Ennis's second daughter born with?

3. What caused Ennis to stop going to school and to return to ranch work after his parent's death?

4. Why does Ennis decide not to go back to the sheep one night after he had moved his camp further away from the main camp?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about Annie Proulx's decision to write a story with two protagonists, Jack and Ennis. Do you agree with this choice? How would the story be different if the focus was on either Jack or Ennis?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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