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

3. What does Ennis tell Jack will happen if Ennis were to find out what Jack has been doing in Mexico?

4. What does Ennis tell Jack his brother K.E. did to him every single day?

5. How does Ennis react when Alma tells him she knows what he and Jack have been up to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alma tell Ennis she did on one of his fishing trips because she wondered why he never brought home any trout?

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

9. What does Jack tell Ennis about his son during their trip together in May 1983?

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 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

Write an essay analyzing Proulx's decision to tell the story using third person omniscient point-of-view. How does this impact the reader's understanding of the story's events? Is this effective? Why or why not?

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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