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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. The first police officer who arrived on the scene and attempted to save Matthew Shepard states that she had been building a lean-to for what animals, causing open cuts on her hands in Act 2?
2. What refers to a type of editorial bias in mass media in which events and topics in news stories and pieces are over-hyped to increase viewership or readership numbers?
3. In “Moment: The Gem City of the Plains” from Act 2, Newsperson 1 says that there are no more what per capita in Wyoming than there are in New York, Florida, or California?
4. Who was the bartender at the Fireside Bar on the night that Matthew Shepard was killed?
5. Rulon Stacey states in “Moment: Medical Update” in Act 2 that Matthew Shepard was admitted to the hospital in critical condition on what date?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is prejudice defined? What role does it play in The Laramie Project?
2. How is the trial of Aaron McKinney described in Act 3? What verdict does the jury find?
3. What is the objective of the Reverend Fred Phelps in the play?
4. What historical incident sparked the gay-rights movement in the United States?
5. How does Romaine Patterson respond to the Reverend Fred Phelps in Act 3?
6. How does Kaufman use juxtaposition to create emotion in the audience in Act 2?
7. What internal conflicts are evident in the citizens of Laramie in the play?
8. What question is left open-ended regarding the murder of Matthew Shepard in the play?
9. What statement does Matthew Shepard’s father make in Aaron McKinney’s sentencing?
10. What interspersed speeches appear in Act 2? What scene follows the first speech?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and analyze character list of The Laramie Project. How many of the characters in the play are actual residents of Laramie? Who are the Tectonic Theater Project members? How are the characters described?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson. How old were McKinney and Henderson at the time of Matthew Shepard’s murder? What impressions did they have on the people of the town? Who liked these individuals? Why? Who disliked them?
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