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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 holiday does Ennis join Alma and her husband and kids for after they split up?

2. What does Jack tell Ennis about Lureen's family?

3. How many children does Ennis have at the time Jack arrives in Riverton?

4. What does Jack say when Ennis asks if he has ever been with another guy?

5. What does Jack say surprised him on their last day on Brokeback Mountain?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alma suggest they do when Jack comes to visit, and how does Ennis respond?

2. While at the Motel Siesta, what does Jack suggest he and Ennis do about their situation?

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

4. What does Ennis do in preparation for Jack's visit to Riverton?

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

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

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

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

9. How does Ennis respond to Alma after she refers to Jack as "Jack Nasty" (270)?

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

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 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 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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