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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1 pp. 253-258 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is position is Ennis hired for on Brokeback Mountain the year he and Jack meet?
(a) Cook.
(b) Camp tender.
(c) Foreman.
(d) Herder.

2. In what town was Ennis born?
(a) Thyme.
(b) Sage.
(c) Parsley.
(d) Rosemary.

3. Where do Ennis and Jack find work the year they meet?
(a) An organic farm.
(b) A horse ranch.
(c) A cattle ranch.
(d) A sheep range.

4. What position is Jack hired for on Brokeback Mountain the year he and Ennis meet?
(a) Cook.
(b) Camp tender.
(c) Herder.
(d) Foreman.

5. How did Ennis's parents die?
(a) A car crash.
(b) They were murdered.
(c) A plane crash.
(d) Cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say both Jack and Ennis were "inured" (254) to when describing their backgrounds at the start of "Brokeback Mountain"?

2. Why is Jack told he must sleep with the sheep when he starts work at Brokeback Mountain?

3. What word is used to describe both Jack and Ennis's manner and way of speaking at the start of "Brokeback Mountain"?

4. What time does Ennis Del Mar wake up at the beginning of "Brokeback Mountain"?

5. What caused Ennis to stop going to school and to return to ranch work after his parent's death?

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