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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. Moisés Kaufman claims in Act 1 that “Today Leigh tried to explain to me to no avail what” what was?
(a) Elk burgers
(b) Chicken fried steak
(c) Fried ice cream
(d) Jumbo shrimp

2. Greg Pierotti claims in “Moment: Journal Entries” of Act 1, that he swore he heard what the moment he crossed the Wyoming border?
(a) Hooting owls
(b) Howling wolves
(c) A herd of buffalo
(d) Screaming cowboys

3. Where does April Silva say she grew up in Act 1?
(a) Cody, Wyoming
(b) Minot, North Dakota
(c) Tacoma, Washington
(d) Boise, Idaho

4. What sect leader was killed in the Waco siege?
(a) Robert Edwards
(b) Jim Jones
(c) David Koresh
(d) Charles Manson

5. At what university did Matthew Shepard study?
(a) The University of Montana
(b) The University of Alaska
(c) The University of Colorado
(d) The University of Wyoming

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Matthew Shepard born?

2. In Waco, Texas, a siege was initiated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation which lasted how many days?

3. Where was Oscar Wilde born?

4. In Detective Sergeant Hing’s interview in Act 1, Hing states that his grandparents moved to Laramie, Wyoming, when?

5. What is the name of Matthew Shepard’s mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the first person introduced in Act 1 that knew Matthew Shepard?

2. What does Doc O’Connor remark about the gay population in Laramie in Act 1?

3. Describe Moisés Kaufman. How is he involved with the Tectonic Theater Project?

4. What did Moisés Kaufman hope to capture from the residents in Laramie, Wyoming?

5. How does Moisés Kaufman’s homeland view his works?

6. What does Marge Murray say about bias and prejudice within Laramie in Act 1?

7. What structural purpose do Kaufman’s “moments” have in the play?

8. How was Matthew Shepard discovered? Where was he taken?

9. What is the text of The Laramie Project based upon the transcripts of?

10. When in “Moment: A Definition” does the tone of Act 1 begin to change? How?

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