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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 does Ennis do when Jack asks him to take off work and go to the mountains with him while they are in the motel together?
2. Who does Jack tell Ennis he had been having an affair with?
3. What does Jack tell Ennis he wish he knew how to do in regards to his feelings for Ennis?
4. How does Jack say Lureen's father feels about him?
5. What does Alma tell Ennis he should do when she tells him she is worried about him when he came to their house for a holiday meal?
Short Essay Questions
1. How old is their oldest daughter when Alma divorces Ennis and who does she marry?
2. How does Jack's life change after his father-in-law dies?
3. What does Alma suggest they do when Jack comes to visit, and how does Ennis respond?
4. What does Ennis tell Jack about the day he drove away from Brokeback Mountain four years earlier?
5. How does Ennis respond to Alma after she refers to Jack as "Jack Nasty" (270)?
6. What does Jack tell Ennis about his wife and family when he comes to visit Ennis in Riverton?
7. 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?
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 Alma work as a grocery clerk while married to Ennis?
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 about the theme of suffering in "Brokeback Mountain." Describe the suffering each character experiences. Why do they suffer? How to they manage their suffering?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Write an essay discussing the setting and time period of "Brokeback Mountain." In what ways does the time period and setting impact your understanding of the story as well as the themes? How would the story be different if told in the present day?
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