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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. In “Moment: Angels in America” of Act 3, the Narrator states that who is producing Angels in America this year?
2. For how many hours was Matthew Shepard abandoned and tied to a fence before being discovered?
3. Who was the bartender at the Fireside Bar on the night that Matthew Shepard was killed?
4. Rulon Stacey states in “Moment: Medical Update” in Act 2 that Matthew Shepard was admitted to the hospital in critical condition on what date?
5. What Laramie resident states in the play, “My secret hope was that they were from somewhere else, that then of course you can create that distance: We don’t grow children like that here. Well, it’s pretty clear that we do grow children like that here …”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What question is left open-ended regarding the murder of Matthew Shepard in the play?
2. 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?
3. What internal conflicts are evident in the citizens of Laramie in the play?
4. What interspersed speeches appear in Act 2? What scene follows the first speech?
5. How do the citizens of Laramie feel about the arrival of the media? How do they respond to the trial?
6. How have the rights of homosexuals changed in the past 50 years?
7. What takes place in the beginning of Act 3?
8. How does Kaufman use juxtaposition to create emotion in the audience in Act 2?
9. What is the objective of the Reverend Fred Phelps in the play?
10. How is prejudice defined? What role does it play in The Laramie Project?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson. How old were McKinney and Henderson at the time of Matthew Shepard’s murder? What impressions did they have on the people of the town? Who liked these individuals? Why? Who disliked them?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the topic of “hate crimes” in United States policy and enforcement. Should there be regulation specific to crimes of hate? Why or why not? How does this topic serve to create greater conflict in the play?
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