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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. Where did the Maniac witness the "laughter interrogations" while staying in a hotel near police headquarters?
(a) Milan.
(b) Bergamo.
(c) Sicily.
(d) Rome.

2. What does the Maniac suggest as the reason why it wasn't cold at midnight in December?
(a) There was love in the air.
(b) There was a fire in the room.
(c) The sun hadn't gone down.
(d) There was global warming.

3. The Maniac asks when examining the Anarchist's jump who in the room acted as his what?
(a) Irritant.
(b) Catalyst.
(c) Parachute.
(d) Footstool.

4. Who does Bertozzo say that he knows, when meeting the Maniac with the reporter?
(a) Inspector Rosetti.
(b) Captain Rossini.
(c) Inspector Piconi.
(d) Captain Piccinni.

5. What does the Maniac tell Sports Jacket he has, thus to be careful slapping him on the back?
(a) A brain aneurism.
(b) A fake nose.
(c) A glass eye.
(d) A tremor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character says, "If they had every member of that little pilgrim band under total and continuous surveillance, how come the band was able to organize such a complicated attack, without your coming in to stop them?"

2. When does the reporter have to turn in her article?

3. How many of those dynamite attacks which have taken place were tied to fascists?

4. What was found at the base of the Anarchist's neck?

5. What does the journalist ask if she may use during the interview?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Maniac's reaction to the explanations behind the Anarchist's jump?

2. What documentation does the journalist present regarding recent bombings?

3. What does the Maniac argue regarding the alibi witnesses? How does the journalist respond to this argument?

4. What evidence does the journalist produce regarding the Anarchist's jump?

5. What does the Maniac re-costume himself as before the reporter arrives? What do the others say?

6. How does the Maniac respond to the journalist's questioning? How do the others?

7. What "new character" does the Maniac reveal himself to be in Act 2, Scene 1? How do the others react?

8. What does the journalist ask Bertozzo about the bomb when he enters? What is his reply?

9. What information is learned from the phone call during the meeting of the Maniac and the police officers? What reaction does this cause?

10. What does the journalist remark regarding the situation with the bomb which Bertozzo relayed?

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