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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. What time does the Superintendent say they "set the trick" with the anarchist?
(a) 7:00 p.m.
(b) 11:00 p.m.
(c) 8:00 p.m.
(d) 12:00 a.m.

2. How many times has the Maniac been convicted?
(a) Zero.
(b) Six.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

3. Why does the Maniac say he hasn't removed his hat when speaking to Sports Jacket in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) He's got a large scar.
(b) There's a draft.
(c) He's keeping a microphone in his hat.
(d) He's allergic to wool.

4. What does the Maniac say that the judge's name is who is coming?
(a) Roberto Lombarti.
(b) Antonio A. Antonio.
(c) Ignatius Guisseppe.
(d) Antonio Romaldi.

5. What does the Maniac say he'd never like to be?
(a) A policeman.
(b) A judge.
(c) A mailman.
(d) A lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Superintendent claim he and Sports Jacket were when the Anarchist jumped out the window?

2. What does the Maniac tell the person on the phone that Bertozzo is doing?

3. What does the Maniac return for in Act 1, Scene 1?

4. In what version of the statement was it stated that the anarchist, looking "beaten-down," had lit a cigarette and commented in a tragic voice, "this is the end of the anarchist movement?"

5. What does the Maniac practice after his phone call in Act 1, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the Maniac want to determine regarding the Anarchist's emotional state? How does he proceed?

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

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

5. What do Sports Jacket and the Superintendent do at the Maniac's request for recreating the scene?

6. How does the Maniac feel after taking the phone call in Act 1, Scene 1? Why?

7. How does the Maniac react when Bertozzo says if he will just sign the statement, he will let him go?

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

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

10. What does the Maniac tell the person on the phone about his message in Act 1, Scene 1?

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