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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 Introduction, every project Tectonic Theater Project undertakes as a company has two objectives. What is the second?

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

3. The Waco siege began on February 28 of what year?

4. When was Oscar Wilde born?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and where did The Laramie Project premiere?

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

3. What awards has Moisés Kaufman won in the United States?

4. What does Marge Murray say about bias and prejudice within Laramie in Act 1?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Where did Matthew Shepard die? Who was charged with his murder?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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