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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. In “Moment: The Gem City of the Plains” from Act 2, Newsperson 2 says that “Aaron McKinney and his friend Russell Henderson came from” where?
(a) Up on the bluffs
(b) Out in the woods
(c) Down by the river
(d) The poor side of town

2. In “Moment: The Gem City of the Plains” from Act 2, Newsperson 3 says that Laramie “bills itself as Wyoming’s” what?
(a) Social hub
(b) Philosophy center
(c) Hometown
(d) Conscience

3. In “Moment: Live and Let Live” from Act 2, Sergeant Hing says that Laramie has “one of the most vocal populations of” what in the state?
(a) College students
(b) Women
(c) Gay people
(d) Bigots

4. Who was the CEO of the Poudre Valley Hospital at the time of Matthew Shepard’s murder?
(a) Harry Woods
(b) Matt Galloway
(c) Rulon Stacey
(d) Doug Laws

5. In “Moment: A Death Penalty Case” of Act 3, the Narrator says that it had been how long since the day that Matthew Shepard died that the trial of Aaron James McKinney began?
(a) 2 years
(b) 7 months
(c) 10 months
(d) 1 year

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Moment: Aaron McKinney” of Act 3, who is played in a tape recording questioning Aaron McKinney?

2. In Act 3, the Reverend Fred Phelps claims that “the fags are bringing us out here trying to make Matthew Shepard into a poster boy for” what?

3. What is repeated by several of the play’s characters as being the unsaid motto of the people of Laramie?

4. Who decided to organize a group of individuals to assemble around the Westboro Baptist Church protesters dressed as angels at the trial of Russell Henderson?

5. The Reverend Fred Phelps claims in Act 3 that “God’s _____ is pure.”

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What internal conflict does Jedadiah present in “Moment: Live and Let Live” of Act 2?

3. What statement does Matthew Shepard’s father make in Aaron McKinney’s sentencing?

4. What interspersed speeches appear in Act 2? What scene follows the first speech?

5. How is the phrase “Live and let live” used for contrast in the play?

6. What question is left open-ended regarding the murder of Matthew Shepard in the play?

7. What characters represent the theme of prejudice in The Laramie Project?

8. What external conflicts are established among the citizens of Laramie in the play?

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

10. What internal conflicts are evident in the citizens of Laramie in the play?

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