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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. 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) Reverend Fred Phelps
(b) Jim Geringer
(c) Catherine Connolly
(d) Stephen Belber

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

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

4. According to the Narrator in “Moment: Seeing Matthew” in Act 2, both of the murder suspects pled how to the charges against them?
(a) Not guilty by reason of insanity
(b) The Fifth Amendment
(c) Guilty
(d) Not guilty

5. In “Moment: Aaron McKinney” of Act 3, who is played in a tape recording questioning Aaron McKinney?
(a) Greg Pierotti
(b) Sergeant Rob DeBree
(c) Father Roger Schmit
(d) Jim Geringer

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. In “Moment: The Gem City of the Plains” from Act 2, Newsperson 2 says that “Aaron McKinney and his friend Russell Henderson came from” where?

4. Catherine Connolly states in Act 2 that there were probably about how many people from town at the arraignment?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What follows the funeral of Matthew Shepard in Act 3?

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

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

6. What takes place in the beginning of Act 3?

7. What external conflicts are established among the citizens of Laramie in the play?

8. In the past, legislative attempts to define hate crimes have sparked national debate. Should the definitions include crimes committed against disabled people or people of different nationalities?

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

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

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