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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the Maniac demand be brought into the office with him and Sports Jacket in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Bertozzo.
(b) The Officer.
(c) The Judge.
(d) The Superintendent.

2. What does the Maniac suggest to the Superintendent regarding Sports Jacket in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) He should see a psychiatrist.
(b) He should be promoted.
(c) He should be fired.
(d) He should be investigated by higher-ups.

3. What does the armed robbery citation say was robbed?
(a) A pharmacy.
(b) A convenience store.
(c) A zoo.
(d) A hospital.

4. What does Bertozzo ask the Maniac if he's ever impersonated?
(a) A child.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A dog.
(d) A judge.

5. Who calls on the phone when the Maniac is alone in the room in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Sports Jacket.
(b) Yellow Blazer.
(c) The Registrar.
(d) The Superintendent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had the Anarchist been accused of bombing?

2. From where does the Maniac's card say he's a former professor?

3. What did the judge and the Superintendent say definitely contributed to the Anarchist's suicidal breakdown?

4. What does the Maniac threaten to do if he's not allowed to stay?

5. What does the Maniac take from by the door as he exits the office in Act 1, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Maniac doing in the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?

2. What is the phone call regarding which the Maniac takes in Act 1, Scene 1?

3. Who does the Maniac encounter when leaving the office the second time in Act 1, Scene 1? What does this character do?

4. How does the Maniac trip up the Superintendent on his story?

5. What does the Maniac do with the documents he finds while in the office alone?

6. Who/what does the Superintendent say pushed him toward the "raptus?" How does the Maniac reply?

7. What is the Superintendent and Sports Jacket's reaction to the Maniac's accusations of harsh interrogation?

8. What does the Superintendent's report claim the Anarchist suffered? What is this?

9. In what state is the Superintendent when he enters in Act 1, Scene 2? Why?

10. What is the Maniac's suggestion to the Superintendent and Sports Jacket, considering their situation of desperation in Act 1, Scene 2?

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