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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. According to the author in the Author’s Note, during the development of the play, the members of the Tectonic Theater Project traveled to Laramie how many times to conduct interviews?

2. What is the name of the sect that had a standoff with the FBI and AFT in Waco, Texas?

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

4. In what year did Oscar Wilde die?

5. What Laramie resident claims to have moved to Laramie from rural Texas in Act 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the religious views in Laramie depicted in “Moment: The Word” in Act 1?

2. What does Moisés Kaufman say about the role of theater and its structure in the Introduction?

3. What does Rebecca Hilliker relate about her students in Act 1’s “Moment: Rebecca Hilliker”?

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

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

6. Describe Moisés Kaufman. How is he involved with the Tectonic Theater Project?

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

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

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

10. When in “Moment: A Definition” does the tone of Act 1 begin to change? How?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the work of Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project. How long has this theatrical company been established? What are its objectives? How does their work differ from other contemporary theater companies?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the events leading to the Tectonic Theater Project’s travels to Laramie, Wyoming. What connection did Kaufman have to Wyoming? How did he hear the news of Matthew Shepard’s death? What did the company members think of the trip?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the media frenzy surrounding the attack on Matthew Shepard, and define and discuss sensationalism, dramatic conflict, and controversy. What conflicts are introduced to the narrative of the play with the introduction of the media? What impressions do these different journalists give of the town of Laramie and its residents? How do these impressions coincide with those depicted in the play?

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