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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) Cows
(b) Chickens
(c) Llamas
(d) Sheep

2. According to the Narrator in Act 3, the trial of Russell Henderson was to be what type of trial?
(a) Aggravated assault
(b) Involuntary manslaughter
(c) Assault with a deadly weapon
(d) Capital murder

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?
(a) Up on the bluffs
(b) Down by the river
(c) Out in the woods
(d) The poor side of town

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

5. Russell Henderson’s Mormon Home Teacher claims to have known Russell for how many years in “Moment: Russell Henderson” of Act 3?
(a) 25
(b) 35
(c) 21
(d) 14

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Moment: Vigils” of Act 2, the narrator states that how many people attended a vigil in Los Angeles for Matthew Shepard?

2. What has Romaine Patterson discovered she is going to be honored by in “Moment: Epilogue” of Act 3?

3. Rulon Stacey states in “Moment: Medical Update” in Act 2 that Matthew Shepard’s major injuries upon arrival at the hospital consisted of a skull fracture and what?

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

5. The Judge completes the arraignment in Act 2 by stating that “Said defendants left the victim” how?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What sentencing does Russell Henderson receive in Act 3?

4. What is remarked in the play about the publicity of the Matthew Shepard murder case?

5. How is The Laramie Project structured?

6. What statement does Matthew Shepard’s father make in Aaron McKinney’s sentencing?

7. What regrets do the citizens of Laramie express in Act 2?

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. How do the citizens of Laramie feel about the arrival of the media? How do they respond to the trial?

10. How is the genre of docudrama defined?

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