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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. Where was Oscar Wilde born?

2. What book did Matthew Shepard’s mother author discussing Matthew’s murder?

3. Who did the waitress Debbie introduce herself to at a local inn in Act 1?

4. According to the author in the costuming and staging notes, The Laramie Project should be an event driven by what?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How do the townspeople of Laramie describe Matthew Shepard in Act 1?

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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