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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 is Matthew Shepard’s father’s name?

2. Whose mother worked in a roundhouse, according to the narrative in Act 1?

3. It was in what month that the author and members of the Tectonic Theater Project traveled to Laramie, Wyoming to collect interviews?

4. It was February of what year that Matthew Shepard was beaten and raped during a high school trip?

5. Who interviews Detective Sergeant Hing in the beginning of Act 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What do the residents of Laramie relate in “Moment: A Definition”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe Bertolt Brecht and the development of Epic Theater. What was the central objective in Epic Theater? What other practitioners employed this model? What stylistic elements stand out in Epic Theater? How does the style of docudrama relate to Brecht’s Epic Theater? What is the purpose of each?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the young Matthew Shepard. How was Matthew Shepard like the friends and family you know? How was Matthew different in the context of Laramie? Who liked or disliked Matthew?

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