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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. When does the Maniac say that the raptus comes in the story in Act 2?
(a) Near midnight.
(b) At 7 p.m.
(c) At 6 a.m.
(d) At 8 p.m.

2. 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.

3. When, according to the reporter, did the Anarchist jump precisely?
(a) One a.m.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Three minutes past 12.
(d) Three minutes before 12.

4. What did the police do with the one bomb which was recovered undetonated?
(a) Blew it up.
(b) Gave it to the Russians.
(c) Had it examined.
(d) Sent it to the lab.

5. According to the Manic, why do innocent people invent crimes?
(a) To commit forgery.
(b) To make fun of the police.
(c) To get laughing interrogations.
(d) To wreck their lives.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sports Jacket referred to as by other Anarchists?

2. Who says, "Tell me how you put together a bomb and I'll tell you who you are?"

3. Where does Bertozzo say he knows the forensics expert from?

4. What, according to the Maniac, are scandals the fertilizer for?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Maniac say to the journalist about scandal?

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

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

4. What does the journalist ask about the police interaction with the bomber? How does the Superintendent reply?

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

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

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

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

9. What does the journalist ask the Superintendent first in her interview?

10. What does the journalist say about the Anarchist's death being an accident? What is she implying?

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