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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What month is it the night Ennis does not return to the sheep on Brokeback Mountain?
(a) September.
(b) August.
(c) October.
(d) July.

2. Why does Ennis have to leave the ranch he has been living on at the start of "Brokeback Mountain"?
(a) He has a plane to catch.
(b) He was fired.
(c) It is being sold.
(d) He bought a new house.

3. How many days does Ennis have to work to get the sheep back where they belong after not returning to them one night?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 12.

4. Who is Ennis engaged to when he and Jack meet?
(a) Edna Beers.
(b) Enid Beers.
(c) Alma Beers.
(d) Alvira Beers.

5. How do Jack and Ennis say goodbye at Brokeback Mountain?
(a) They kiss.
(b) They walk away without looking at each other.
(c) They embrace.
(d) They shake hands and punch each other on the shoulder.

6. What does Joe point out to Ennis after paying him for his work on Brokeback Mountain?
(a) Some of the sheep he returned with are not the ones he went up with.
(b) Most of his sheep are gone.
(c) That he will not be hired again.
(d) His binoculars.

7. What word is used to describe both Jack and Ennis's manner and way of speaking at the start of "Brokeback Mountain"?
(a) Soft.
(b) Mild.
(c) Rough.
(d) Hostile.

8. With whom does Ennis think he might have to stay with at the start of "Brokeback Mountain"?
(a) His brother.
(b) His parents.
(c) Jack Twist.
(d) His oldest daughter.

9. What does Jack note when watching Ennis undress before he washed himself after the first night he spent out with the sheep?
(a) He lacked muscle.
(b) He had a scar across his back.
(c) He wore no socks or underwear.
(d) He was heavy set.

10. With what organization do both Jack and Ennis sign up to get work the year they met?
(a) Farm and Ranch Employment.
(b) Ranch Hands of America.
(c) Wyoming Workers United.
(d) Farm Labor Corps.

11. How were 42 sheep lost the prior year at Brokeback Mountain according to Jack?
(a) A lighting storm.
(b) Predator.
(c) Starvation.
(d) Disease.

12. Where does Ennis urinate at the start of "Brokeback Mountain"?
(a) His sink.
(b) The woods.
(c) His toilet.
(d) In a bottle.

13. Why does Joe shut down the camp early the year Ennis and Jack work on Brokeback Mountain?
(a) Joe's mother died.
(b) All the sheep got lost.
(c) A large storm is coming.
(d) He saw what Jack and Ennis were up to.

14. How does Ennis heat up coffee at the start of "Brokeback Mountain"?
(a) Over a fire.
(b) In the microwave.
(c) In a pan.
(d) In a French press.

15. What happens one night when Ennis does not return to the sheep?
(a) Jack goes to sleep with the sheep in Ennis's place.
(b) Coyotes attack the sheep.
(c) Joe Aguirre fires Ennis.
(d) The sheep leave and get mixed up with another herd.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jack have a bruised jaw the day he leaves Brokeback Mountain?

2. Where does Jack suggest Ennis sleep the first night he does not return to the sheep at Brokeback Mountain?

3. What do Ennis and Alma name their first daughter?

4. What phrase foreshadows what happens between Jack and Ennis in Jack's tent the night Ennis does not return to the sheep?

5. What state did Ennis's hometown border?

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