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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. Romaine Patterson claims in “Moment: Epilogue” of Act 3 that in the past year she has changed her major and will be studying what?
(a) Physics and sociology
(b) Communications and political science
(c) Biology and engineering
(d) French history and astronomy

2. What has Romaine Patterson discovered she is going to be honored by in “Moment: Epilogue” of Act 3?
(a) The Wyoming National Guard
(b) The Anti-Defamation League
(c) The Laramie Police Department
(d) The White House

3. Who is described as Matthew Shepard’s academic adviser in Act 2?
(a) John Peacock
(b) Stephen Belber
(c) Rebecca Hilliker
(d) Matt Galloway

4. According to the Narrator in “Moment: Seeing Matthew” in Act 2, both of the murder suspects pled how to the charges against them?
(a) Not guilty
(b) Not guilty by reason of insanity
(c) The Fifth Amendment
(d) Guilty

5. Who discovered the body of Matthew Shepard?
(a) Jon Peacock
(b) Sherry Johnson
(c) Lucy Thompson
(d) Aaron Kreifels

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Moment: The Essential Facts” in Act 2, the Newspaperperson states that the focus is on what courthouse?

2. What local reporter refers to the influx of journalists as predators in Act 2?

3. Russell Henderson’s Mormon Home Teacher claims to have known Russell’s family for how long in “Moment: Russell Henderson” of Act 3?

4. 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?

5. Who describes the day of Matthew Shepard’s funeral in the beginning of “Moment: Snow” in Act 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How have the rights of homosexuals changed in the past 50 years?

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

5. What sentencing does Russell Henderson receive in Act 3?

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

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

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

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

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

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