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

2. How old is Alma, Jr. when Alma decides to divorce Ennis?

3. How does Jack describe his wife to Ennis when he visits him in Riverton?

4. What does Jack tell Ennis about his 15-year-old son?

5. What does Ennis tell Alma when she comes out of the house during their embrace?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conversation do Jack and Ennis have during their trip in May 1983 about Mexico?

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

3. How does Jack's life change after his father-in-law dies?

4. Where does Ennis tell Alma he and Jack are going the night Jack came to visit?

5. What does Alma tell Ennis before referring to Jack as "Jack Nasty" (270)?

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

7. Why does Alma suggest that Ennis use condoms, and how does Ennis respond?

8. What does Ennis tell Jack about the bar tender from the Wolf Ears bar he has been seeing during their trip in May of 1983?

9. How old is their oldest daughter when Alma divorces Ennis and who does she marry?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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.

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