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Moises KaufmanThe Laramie Project
Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 2001A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
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Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following sentiments do the people of Laramie express about their city?
A) Betrayal
B) Shame
C) Apathy
D) Pride
2. Which of the following phrases best describes the employment opportunities in Wyoming?
A) Primarily minimum wage
B) Mostly academic
C) Considerably high wage
D) Predominantly freelancer
3. Which of the following statements appears throughout the script?
A) That Laramie is a particularly anti-LGBTQ+ town
B) That gay people were killed on a regular basis in Wyoming
C) That there was not a single gay person in Laramie before Matthew arrived
D) That most people in Wyoming did not care about sexual orientation
4. Which of the following words best describes the religious landscape of Laramie?
A) Accepting
B) Uniform
C) Polytheistic
D) Diverse
5. Which of the following sentences best summarizes the placement of the “McKinney and Henderson” Moment within the play?
A) It problematizes the information shared in the Moment before.
B) It extrapolates the evilness of the perpetrators.
C) It exemplifies the need for the death penalty.
D) It provides a flashback to the perpetrators’ childhoods.
6. Which of the following words describes the atmosphere of the arraignment?
A) Chaotic
B) Violent
C) Proud
D) Solemn
7. Which of the following phrases reappears frequently throughout the play?
