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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Matthew Shepard’s parents
(b) Matthew Shepard’s grandparents
(c) Dennis Shepard’s coworkers
(d) Dennis Shepard’s siblings

2. For what television network did Moisés Kaufman adapt and direct The Laramie Project?
(a) HBO
(b) ABC
(c) CNN
(d) PBS

3. Who claims in “Moment: Seeing Matthew” of Act 2, “Ultimately, no matter how you dice it, I did have an opportunity”?
(a) Dennis Shepard
(b) Harry Woods
(c) Rob DeBree
(d) Matt Galloway

4. 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) Reggie Fluty
(b) Rob DeBree
(c) Matt Galloway
(d) Bill McKinney

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

6. In “Moment: Medical Update” in Act 2, the Narrator announces the “Matthew Shepard update at three P.M., Saturday” on what date?
(a) August 22
(b) December 19
(c) October 10
(d) March 5

7. Who says in “Moment: Epilogue” of Act 3, “On our last trip, I had the good fortune of seeing Jedadiah Schultz play the role of Prior in Angels in America”?
(a) Dennis Shepard
(b) Aaron Kreifels
(c) Tiffany Edwards
(d) Andy Paris

8. What Laramie resident states in Act 2 that he believes the gay community took “this as an advantage, said this is a good time for us to exploit this”?
(a) Reverend Fred Phelps
(b) Gil Engen
(c) Father Roger Schmit
(d) Russell Henderson

9. Who was the girlfriend of Aaron McKinney at the time of Matthew Shepard’s murder?
(a) Rebecca Hilliker
(b) Romaine Patterson
(c) Kristen Price
(d) Catherine Connolly

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

11. 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) 3 weeks
(b) 1 day
(c) 4 days
(d) 12 hours

12. Where was the trial of Russell Henderson held?
(a) The Big Horn County Courthouse
(b) The Hot Springs County Courthouse
(c) The Albany County Courthouse
(d) The Sweetwater County Courthouse

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

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

15. 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 credit card
(b) A journal
(c) A class ring
(d) A hair comb

Short Answer Questions

1. What verdict did the jury reach in the case of Aaron McKinney for the charge of first-degree felony murder (kidnapping)?

2. Who discovered the body of Matthew Shepard?

3. Rulon Stacey states in “Moment: Medical Update” in Act 2 that Matthew Shepard was admitted to the hospital in critical condition at approximately what time?

4. Who is the recipient of the email in “Moment: E-Mail” in Act 2?

5. What does the Judge say is the recommended sentence for the crime of Russell Henderson in “Moment: Russell Henderson” of Act 3?

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