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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. In “Moment: Live and Let Live” from Act 2, Sergeant Hing says that Laramie has “one of the most vocal populations of” what in the state?
2. For what newspaper does Kerry Drake report in The Laramie Project?
3. What Laramie resident states in Act 2 that he believes if this “had been a heterosexual these two boys decided to take out and rob, this never would have made national news”?
4. What has Romaine Patterson discovered she is going to be honored by in “Moment: Epilogue” of Act 3?
5. For how many hours was Matthew Shepard abandoned and tied to a fence before being discovered?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Act 2 begin? What is the subject of the first interviews?
2. What follows the funeral of Matthew Shepard in Act 3?
3. How do the citizens of Laramie feel about the arrival of the media? How do they respond to the trial?
4. What public support is shown for Matthew in Laramie’s community in Act 2?
5. How is the genre of docudrama defined?
6. What external conflicts are established among the citizens of Laramie in the play?
7. How have the rights of homosexuals changed in the past 50 years?
8. How does Romaine Patterson respond to the Reverend Fred Phelps in Act 3?
9. What internal conflict is illustrated in the character of Dennis Shepard in Act 3?
10. What sentencing does Russell Henderson receive in Act 3?
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
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
Describe Leigh Fondakowski, Stephen Belber, Greg Pierotti, and Stephen Wangh. What role did each of these members of Tectonic Theater Project play in the development of The Laramie Project? What other works have they completed? How are they depicted in the script?
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