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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. Rulon Stacey states in “Moment: Medical Update” in Act 2 that Matthew Shepard was admitted to the hospital in critical condition on what date?
(a) September 28
(b) January 16
(c) July 9
(d) October 7

2. The first police officer who arrived on the scene and attempted to save Matthew Shepard states that she had been building a lean-to for what animals, causing open cuts on her hands in Act 2?
(a) Sheep
(b) Chickens
(c) Llamas
(d) Cows

3. Romaine Patterson claims in “Moment: Epilogue” of Act 3 that a year ago she wanted to be what?
(a) A reporter
(b) A dentist
(c) A nurse
(d) A rock star

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?
(a) Rob DeBree
(b) Romaine Patterson
(c) Harry Woods
(d) Marge Murray

5. Where was the trial of Russell Henderson held?
(a) The Hot Springs County Courthouse
(b) The Albany County Courthouse
(c) The Big Horn County Courthouse
(d) The Sweetwater County Courthouse

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. For what television network did Moisés Kaufman adapt and direct The Laramie Project?

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

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

5. What two friends of Aaron McKinney does Stephen Belber describe meeting in Act 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the genre of docudrama defined?

2. What is remarked in the play about the publicity of the Matthew Shepard murder case?

3. What takes place in the beginning of Act 3?

4. How does Kaufman use juxtaposition to create emotion in the audience in Act 2?

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

6. What internal conflict is illustrated in the character of Dennis Shepard in Act 3?

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

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

9. How does Wyoming’s history relate to the establishment of equality for Americans?

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

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