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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Welcome to Laramie sign say the population was when the Tectonic Theater Project members arrived, according to Barbara Pitts in Act 1?

2. Who is described as a limousine driver in Act 1?

3. Moisés Kaufman claims in Act 1 that “Today Leigh tried to explain to me to no avail what” what was?

4. The author of the Introduction to The Laramie Project writes: “There are moments in history when a particular event brings the various ideologies and beliefs prevailing in a culture into sharp focus. At these junctures event becomes a” what, of sorts?

5. When was Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde published?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who makes statements in “Moment: Finding Matthew Shepard”?

2. What was Moisés Kaufman’s objective in exploring themes in The Laramie Project?

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

4. How did the research begin on The Laramie Project? What role did the members of the theater company play?

5. How does Act 1 of The Laramie Project begin? How is this “scene” defined?

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

7. Where was Moisés Kaufman from? When did he enter the theater?

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

9. Who speaks in the introduction to Act 1? What is established in this opening?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the public support shown both in Laramie, Wyoming, and in the United States as a whole, for Matthew Shepard. What did this support signify? How was it a stepping stone for gay awareness? Who resented this support?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of homosexuality in the play and how it relates to the events surrounding Matthew Shepard. Do you think that people today are more accepting of the gay community? Why or why not? Is acceptance based upon location?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the discovery, examination, and treatment of Matthew Shepard’s body. Who found him? What did he do upon discovering the body? Who first arrived at the scene? Where was Matthew transported? Why?

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