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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. The president of the University of Wyoming states that he lets his children play out at night until what time in Act 1?

2. Who is described as a limousine driver in Act 1?

3. What does Barbara Pitts say the first thing to welcome them was when they arrived in Laramie in Act 1?

4. Where did The Laramie Project initially open?

5. Who does Andy Paris interview in Act 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What structural purpose do Kaufman’s “moments” have in the play?

2. How does Moisés Kaufman’s homeland view his works?

3. When was The Laramie Project adapted to film? Where was it first presented?

4. Who is the first person introduced in Act 1 that knew Matthew Shepard?

5. What do the residents of Laramie relate in “Moment: A Definition”?

6. What is related in “Moment: A Scarf” in Act 1?

7. What does Doc O’Connor remark about the gay population in Laramie in Act 1?

8. What does Jedadiah Schultz relate about the play Angels in America in Act 1?

9. What does Marge Murray say about bias and prejudice within Laramie in Act 1?

10. What was Moisés Kaufman’s objective in exploring themes in The Laramie Project?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the young Matthew Shepard. How was Matthew Shepard like the friends and family you know? How was Matthew different in the context of Laramie? Who liked or disliked Matthew?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze character list of The Laramie Project. How many of the characters in the play are actual residents of Laramie? Who are the Tectonic Theater Project members? How are the characters described?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss AIDS, HIV, and “gay-panic” in the narrative. How is “gay-panic” used as a defense tactic in court? When did Reggie Fluty discover that Matthew Shepard was HIV positive? What was her reaction? What chance did Fluty have of contracting the disease?

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