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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. Who were the Tectonic Theater Project’s associate writers who led the group in Laramie, according to the Author’s Note?

2. It was February of what year that Matthew Shepard was beaten and raped during a high school trip?

3. What question does Sergeant Hing say the reporter asked him, completely missing the point, in Act 1?

4. Whose mother worked in a roundhouse, according to the narrative in Act 1?

5. Bertolt Brecht was a part of a theatrical movement called what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who speaks in the introduction to Act 1? What is established in this opening?

2. How did the research begin on The Laramie Project? What role did the members of the theater company play?

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

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

5. What awards has Moisés Kaufman won in the United States?

6. How does Act 1 of The Laramie Project begin? How is this “scene” defined?

7. When and where did The Laramie Project premiere?

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

9. How do the townspeople of Laramie describe Matthew Shepard in Act 1?

10. Where did Matthew Shepard die? Who was charged with his murder?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the public support shown both in Laramie, Wyoming, and in the United States as a whole, for Matthew Shepard. What did this support signify? How was it a stepping stone for gay awareness? Who resented this support?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the work of Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project. How long has this theatrical company been established? What are its objectives? How does their work differ from other contemporary theater companies?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the contemporary setting of Laramie, Wyoming. How many residents are there in Laramie? How does it relate to other cities and towns in America? What are the demographics of the town? What is the nearest “big city” to Laramie?

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