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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. Who joined the writing team for Tectonic Theater Project’s production of The Laramie Project as “an associate writer and ‘bench coach’” according to the Author’s Note?

2. James Byrd, Jr. was murdered by three men who asserted to be what?

3. Who in Act 1 says, “It’s hard to talk about Laramie now, to tell you what Laramie is, for us”?

4. In the essay by Bertolt Brecht discussed in the Introduction to The Laramie Project, the author describes a model based upon “an eyewitness demonstrating to a collection of people how” what took place?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is related in “Moment: A Scarf” in Act 1?

4. How is the crime against Matthew Shepard described in the Introduction?

5. When and where did The Laramie Project premiere?

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

7. What most recent works of Moisés Kaufman’s are described in the Introduction to The Laramie Project?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Reverend Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church. When was the Westboro Baptist Church formed? Is it recognized as a place of worship in the United States? What nations have banned protests from members of the Westboro Baptist Church? What does Phelps represent in The Laramie Project?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss AIDS, HIV, and “gay-panic” in the narrative. How is “gay-panic” used as a defense tactic in court? When did Reggie Fluty discover that Matthew Shepard was HIV positive? What was her reaction? What chance did Fluty have of contracting the disease?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Kaufman’s Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde. What drew Kaufman to write about the life and trials of Wilde? How do the themes of this work relate to those in The Laramie Project? Why does the playwright relate these events in the Introduction?

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