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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Romaine Patterson’s sister in The Laramie Project?
(a) Tiffany Edwards
(b) Lucy Thompson
(c) Barbara Pitts
(d) Trish Steger

2. In “Moment: A Death Penalty Case” of Act 3, the Narrator says that it had been how long since the day that Matthew Shepard died that the trial of Aaron James McKinney began?
(a) 1 year
(b) 2 years
(c) 7 months
(d) 10 months

3. What Laramie resident states in Act 2 that he believes if this “had been a heterosexual these two boys decided to take out and rob, this never would have made national news”?
(a) Rob DeBree
(b) Matt Galloway
(c) Bill McKinney
(d) Reggie Fluty

4. Who states in “Moment: A Death Penalty Case” of Act 3, “Oh, I believe in the death penalty one hundred percent. You know, because I want to make sure that guy’s ass dies. This is one instance where I truly believe with all my heart an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.”?
(a) Father Roger Schmit
(b) Matt Mickelson
(c) Zackie Salmon
(d) Andy Paris

5. What local reporter refers to the influx of journalists as predators in Act 2?
(a) Greg Pierotti
(b) Tiffany Edwards
(c) Leigh Fondakowski
(d) Matt Mickelson

6. 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) Bigots
(b) Women
(c) Gay people
(d) College students

7. What resident of Laramie states that “As a lesbian I was more concerned for my safety” in “Moment: Live and Let Live” of Act 2?
(a) Rebecca Hilliker
(b) Marge Murray
(c) Zackie Salmon
(d) Lucy Thompson

8. Where was the Reverend Fred Phelps born?
(a) Oakland, California
(b) Bangor, Maine
(c) Meridian, Mississippi
(d) Seattle, Washington

9. Who submits a statement to the court as the grandmother of Russell Henderson in “Moment: Russell Henderson” of Act 3?
(a) Barbara Pitts
(b) Romaine Patterson
(c) Sherry Johnson
(d) Lucy Thompson

10. Who is described in the play as the first police officer on the scene when Matthew Shepard’s body was discovered?
(a) Reggie Fluty
(b) Marge Murray
(c) Philip Dubois
(d) Aaron McKinney

11. In “Moment: The Essential Facts” in Act 2, the Newspaperperson states that the focus is on what courthouse?
(a) The Albany County Courthouse
(b) The Teton County Courthouse
(c) The Carbon County Courthouse
(d) The Crook County Courthouse

12. According to Catherine Connolly in Act 2, the arraignment lasted how long?
(a) 5 minutes
(b) 2 hours
(c) 6 hours
(d) 20 minutes

13. In “Moment: Vigils” of Act 2, the narrator states that how many people attended a vigil in Los Angeles for Matthew Shepard?
(a) 2,200
(b) 3,700
(c) 5,000
(d) 8,500

14. Who is the leader of the Mormon Church in Laramie in The Laramie Project?
(a) Reverend Fred Phelps
(b) Doug Laws
(c) Father Roger Schmit
(d) Dr. Cantway

15. 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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who claims in “Moment: Seeing Matthew” of Act 2, “Ultimately, no matter how you dice it, I did have an opportunity”?

2. According to the Narrator in “Moment: Seeing Matthew” in Act 2, both of the murder suspects pled how to the charges against them?

3. What was the term that was used to refer to the individuals who dressed as angels and assembled around the Westboro Baptist Church protesters at the trial of Russell Henderson?

4. Who discovered the body of Matthew Shepard?

5. In “Moment: The Gem City of the Plains” from Act 2, Newsperson 1 says that there are no more what per capita in Wyoming than there are in New York, Florida, or California?

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