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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The head of the theater department at the University of Wyoming states that she has found the people of Laramie to be nicer than those where that she used to teach?
(a) The East Coast
(b) Hawaii
(c) The Midwest
(d) Canada

2. Where was James Byrd, Jr. murdered?
(a) Phoenix, Arizona
(b) Pueblo, Colorado
(c) Jasper, Texas
(d) Omaha, Nebraska

3. What is Matthew Shepard’s father’s name?
(a) Roger Shepard
(b) Mark Shepard
(c) Dennis Shepard
(d) James Shepard

4. Who joined the writing team for Tectonic Theater Project’s production of The Laramie Project as “an associate writer and ‘bench coach’” according to the Author’s Note?
(a) Stephen Wangh
(b) Sherry Johnson
(c) Jon Peacock
(d) Greg Pierotti

5. The waitress Debbie claims to have been born in what year in Act 1?
(a) 1938
(b) 1966
(c) 1947
(d) 1954

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Matthew Shepard choose to major in at college?

2. In “Moment: Live and Let Live” of Act 2, who says “Well, it’s preached in schools that being gay is okay”?

3. In “Moment: The Gem City of the Plains” from Act 2, Newsperson 1 says “It’s a tough business, as Matt Shepard knew, as his friends all knew, to be gay in” what?

4. Sergeant Hing claims that the Laramie Police had apprehended the suspects in Matthew Shepard’s beating and murder in less than how much time in Act 2?

5. The first police officer who arrived on the scene and attempted to save Matthew Shepard was informed a few days later that Matthew was positive for what?

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