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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 does Jack tell Ennis he had been having an affair with?

2. What does Jack tell Ennis he thinks the two of them should do the night they are in the motel together?

3. What is one of the reasons Ennis says it is not as easy for him to take time off of work?

4. What do Ennis and Jack do after their initial embrace when Jack arrives at Ennis's place in Riverton?

5. Where does Ennis tell Alma he and Jack will most likely go when Jack visits?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ennis tell Alma when he realizes she saw the way they greeted each other?

2. What does Ennis tell Jack about the day he drove away from Brokeback Mountain four years earlier?

3. What does Jack tell Ennis about his wife and family when he comes to visit Ennis in Riverton?

4. What does Ennis say about Earl from Signal where he grew up?

5. What does Ennis do with Alma, her husband, and the girls the first few years after their divorce?

6. What does Jack say after he and Ennis have sex at the Motel Siesta?

7. What does Jack tell Ennis about the affair he was having with a married woman during their trip in May 1983?

8. What does Ennis say the only thing he and Jack can do about their situation while they are in the Motel Siesta?

9. Why does Ennis have to skip their planned trip for August 1983 and how does Jack feel?

10. Why does Alma work as a grocery clerk while married to Ennis?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing narrative voice in "Brokeback Mountain." Include thoughts on how the narrative voice of the story is effective in conveying the story’s themes of love, repression, and regret.

Essay Topic 2

Write a brief essay analyzing Annie Proulx's choice to write "Brokeback Mountain" almost entirely in past tense aside from the first few paragraphs. Do you agree with this choice? How would the story be different if written in a different tense?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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