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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 figure Alma is trying to do when she takes a dollar from her pocket before he leaves with Jack?

2. What advice does Ennis's father give Ennis in regards to his brother K.E.?

3. How does Ennis describe his daughter Francine to Jack?

4. What does Ennis think Jack has gone to Mexico in the past for?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Ennis say about Earl from Signal where he grew up?

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

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

6. What does Jack tell Ennis about the affair he was having with a married woman during their trip in May 1983?

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

8. 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?

9. What does Jack tell Ennis about his son during their trip together in May 1983?

10. How does Jack's life change after his father-in-law dies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a brief essay analyzing Annie Proulx's choice to write "Brokeback Mountain" almost entirely in past tense aside from the first few paragraphs. Do you agree with this choice? How would the story be different if written in a different tense?

Essay Topic 2

Watch the film version of Annie Proulx's "Brokeback Mountain." How does the film version compare to the short story? What is gained or lost in the translation?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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