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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. The first police officer who arrived on the scene and attempted to save Matthew Shepard states that she had been building a lean-to for what animals, causing open cuts on her hands in Act 2?
(a) Llamas
(b) Chickens
(c) Cows
(d) Sheep

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

3. Who states in “Moment: Departure” of Act 3 that Doc O’Connor asked him if he wanted to ghostwrite a book about the event?
(a) Catherine Connolly
(b) Stephen Belber
(c) Reverend Fred Phelps
(d) Jim Geringer

4. 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) September 28
(b) October 7
(c) July 9
(d) January 16

5. Who says, “So when they used “gay panic” as their defense, I felt, this is good, if nothing else the truth is going to be told … the truth is coming out” in “Moment: Gay Panic” of Act 3?
(a) Matt Galloway
(b) Rebecca Hilliker
(c) Jedadiah Schultz
(d) Amanda Gronich

Short Answer Questions

1. Who decided to organize a group of individuals to assemble around the Westboro Baptist Church protesters dressed as angels at the trial of Russell Henderson?

2. Who was the prosecuting attorney in the trial of Aaron James McKinney?

3. When was the Reverend Fred Phelps born?

4. In “Moment: Jury Selection” of Act 3, who claims, “As soon as they started jury selection, you know, everybody was coming into my shop with ‘I don’t want to be on this trial’”?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. What historical incident sparked the gay-rights movement in the United States?

2. How have the rights of homosexuals changed in the past 50 years?

3. What internal conflicts are evident in the citizens of Laramie in the play?

4. How is The Laramie Project structured?

5. How does Romaine Patterson respond to the Reverend Fred Phelps in Act 3?

6. How is the trial of Aaron McKinney described in Act 3? What verdict does the jury find?

7. What is the objective of the Reverend Fred Phelps in the play?

8. What characters represent the theme of prejudice in The Laramie Project?

9. What question is left open-ended regarding the murder of Matthew Shepard in the play?

10. What public support is shown for Matthew in Laramie’s community in Act 2?

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