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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Ennis's highest level of education?
(a) College.
(b) Post-Graduate School.
(c) Some college.
(d) Some high school.

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

4. Where is Ennis working when his daughter is born?
(a) Elwood Hi-Top.
(b) Washakie Ranch.
(c) Smoky Mountain.
(d) Lost Cabin.

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

6. What year of school did Ennis really want to complete after his parent's death?
(a) Senior.
(b) Sophomore.
(c) Freshman.
(d) Junior.

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

8. 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) Hostile.
(d) Rough.

9. Where does Ennis say he will sleep the first night he does not return to the sheep on Brokeback Mountain?
(a) In Jack's truck.
(b) In the foreman's trailer.
(c) Outside by the fire.
(d) In his truck.

10. What color is Jack's pickup truck?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) Silver.
(d) Blue.

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

12. What state did Ennis's hometown border?
(a) Wyoming.
(b) Utah.
(c) Nebraska.
(d) Montana.

13. What is Joe Aguirre's position on Brokeback Mountain?
(a) Herder.
(b) Camp tender.
(c) Foreman.
(d) Cook.

14. What is one thing Ennis likes about living in their apartment?
(a) That it is right near the laundry.
(b) That it can be left at anytime.
(c) That it is close to a bar.
(d) That is was big.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack say he would like to do with Ennis when he is passing through Riverton?

2. How were 42 sheep lost the prior year at Brokeback Mountain according to Jack?

3. What does Jack invite Ennis to do when Ennis wakes him up "with the clacking of his jaw" (259).

4. How old was Ennis when he got his license?

5. How do Jack and Ennis say goodbye at Brokeback Mountain?

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