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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two friends of Aaron McKinney does Stephen Belber describe meeting in Act 2?
(a) Melissa and Samantha
(b) Rebecca and Laura
(c) Karen and Katie
(d) Shannon and Jen

2. Who is the recipient of the email in “Moment: E-Mail” in Act 2?
(a) Marge Murray
(b) Dennis Shepard
(c) Tiffany Edwards
(d) Philip Dubois

3. Rulon Stacey states in “Moment: Medical Update” in Act 2 that Matthew Shepard was admitted to the hospital in critical condition on what date?
(a) October 7
(b) January 16
(c) September 28
(d) July 9

4. In Act 3, the Reverend Fred Phelps claims that “the fags are bringing us out here trying to make Matthew Shepard into a poster boy for” what?
(a) Justice
(b) The gay lifestyle
(c) Innocence
(d) The counterculture

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

6. What Laramie resident describes being recorded for Hard Copy in Act 2?
(a) Aaron McKinney
(b) Romaine Patterson
(c) Aaron Kreifels
(d) Doc O’Connor

7. In “Moment: The Gem City of the Plains” from Act 2, Newsperson 3 says that Laramie “bills itself as Wyoming’s” what?
(a) Philosophy center
(b) Hometown
(c) Social hub
(d) Conscience

8. 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?
(a) Women
(b) College students
(c) Bigots
(d) Gay people

9. Where is the Westboro Baptist Church based?
(a) Topeka, Kansas
(b) Atlanta, Georgia
(c) St. Louis, Missouri
(d) Boston, Massachusetts

10. 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?
(a) 12 hours
(b) 1 day
(c) 4 days
(d) 3 weeks

11. What verdict did the jury reach in the case of Aaron McKinney for the charge of aggravated robbery?
(a) Not guilty by reason of insanity
(b) Mistrial
(c) Guilty
(d) Not guilty

12. 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) Communications and political science
(b) Physics and sociology
(c) French history and astronomy
(d) Biology and engineering

13. The Judge states in Act 2 that the officers of the Laramie Police Department observed what inside of the truck of the suspects that belonged to the victim?
(a) A class ring
(b) A credit card
(c) A journal
(d) A hair comb

14. Rulon Stacey states in “Moment: Medical Update” in Act 2 that Matthew Shepard’s major injuries upon arrival at the hospital consisted of a skull fracture and what?
(a) Lung collapse
(b) Hypothermia
(c) Gunshot wounds
(d) An amputated arm

15. What does the Judge say is the recommended sentence for the crime of Russell Henderson in “Moment: Russell Henderson” of Act 3?
(a) 35 years
(b) Two life sentences
(c) 50 years
(d) 85 years

Short Answer Questions

1. The Reverend Fred Phelps claims in Act 3 that “God’s _____ is pure.”

2. In “Moment: Dennis Shepard’s Statement” of Act 3, the Narrator states that who were approached by McKinney’s defense team, pleading for their client’s life?

3. In “Moment: Angels in America” of Act 3, the Narrator states that who is producing Angels in America this year?

4. In “Moment: Aaron McKinney” of Act 3, who is played in a tape recording questioning Aaron McKinney?

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

(see the answer keys)

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