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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Catherine Connolly states in Act 2 that there were probably about how many people from town at the arraignment?
(a) 140
(b) 100
(c) 27
(d) 50

2. In “Moment: Russell Henderson” of Act 3, how does Russell Henderson change his plea?
(a) From no contest to guilty
(b) From no contest to not guilty
(c) From not guilty to guilty
(d) From guilty to no contest

3. What verdict did the jury reach in the case of Aaron McKinney for the charge of kidnapping?
(a) Innocent by reason of insanity
(b) The charge was dismissed
(c) Not guilty
(d) Guilty

4. Who sets up a vigil as Matt lies dying in the hospital and is disappointed when other ministers in the town will not become involved?
(a) Philip Dubois
(b) Father Roger Schmit
(c) Reverend Fred Phelps
(d) Marge Murray

5. Who claims in “Moment: Seeing Matthew” of Act 2, “Ultimately, no matter how you dice it, I did have an opportunity”?
(a) Matt Galloway
(b) Dennis Shepard
(c) Harry Woods
(d) Rob DeBree

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Moment: Live and Let Live” of Act 2, who says “Well, it’s preached in schools that being gay is okay”?

2. In “Moment: Dennis Shepard’s Statement” of Act 3, the Narrator states that who were approached by McKinney’s defense team, pleading for their client’s life?

3. What verdict did the jury reach in the case of Aaron McKinney for the charge of aggravated robbery?

4. Who is described as a “first-term Republican up for reelection” in Act 2?

5. Who says, “So when they used “gay panic” as their defense, I felt, this is good, if nothing else the truth is going to be told … the truth is coming out” in “Moment: Gay Panic” of Act 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Society for Human Rights? When was it established?

2. What follows the funeral of Matthew Shepard in Act 3?

3. How have the rights of homosexuals changed in the past 50 years?

4. How is the trial of Aaron McKinney described in Act 3? What verdict does the jury find?

5. How does Act 2 begin? What is the subject of the first interviews?

6. How does Romaine Patterson respond to the Reverend Fred Phelps in Act 3?

7. In the past, legislative attempts to define hate crimes have sparked national debate. Should the definitions include crimes committed against disabled people or people of different nationalities?

8. How is The Laramie Project structured?

9. What is the objective of the Reverend Fred Phelps in the play?

10. What historical incident sparked the gay-rights movement in the United States?

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