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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. How does Ennis respond when Alma asks him to use condoms?

2. What is one of the reasons, aside from Jack, that Alma's resentment toward Ennis grew?

3. Where does Ennis tell Alma he and Jack will most likely go when Jack visits?

4. How does the author describe what happened to Ennis and Alma's relationship after his first visit with Jack?

5. What does Jack say Lureen's dad would probably do if Jack wanted to leave her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Ennis tell Alma when he realizes she saw the way they greeted each other?

3. How does Ennis react when Alma tells him she is going to yell for her husband after he grabs her wrist when discussing Jack at Thanksgiving?

4. What does Ennis tell Jack about the day he drove away from Brokeback Mountain four years earlier?

5. Why does Alma work as a grocery clerk while married to Ennis?

6. What does Ennis do in preparation for Jack's visit to Riverton?

7. How do Jack and Ennis greet each other when Jack first arrives at Ennis's house after not seeing each other for four years?

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

9. What does Jack say after he and Ennis have sex at the Motel Siesta?

10. What does Alma suggest they do when Jack comes to visit, and how does Ennis respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing Jack and Ennis's relationship. Why are they drawn to one another at Brokeback Mountain? Why do they remain connected? Do you think their feelings would have changed had they seen each other more than a few times a year?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay comparing and contrasting Jack and Ennis in "Brokeback Mountain." What details help develop these characters and what do these details tell you about them? What is their background? How do they know each other? How do they interact? In what ways are they similar or different? Explain.

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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