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

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

3. What does the reporter remark upon when meeting Sports Jacket?
(a) His grip.
(b) His eyes.
(c) His skin.
(d) His hair.

4. Who says to the reporter that being ahead of time is "all important" for the police?
(a) The Superintendent.
(b) The Constable.
(c) Bertozzo.
(d) The Maniac.

5. What kind of false hand does the Maniac take out to replace his once it falls off?
(a) A claw.
(b) A hairy one.
(c) A hook.
(d) A woman's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the phrase "headquarters had no head, 'cause the head man was in bed" come from, according to the Maniac?

2. Who says, "Do people demand a really just system? Well, we'll arrange it so that they'll be satisfied with one that's a little less unjust?"

3. What does the Superintendent say they were all doing just before midnight?

4. What does the reporter say that they've got down to the game of in Act 2?

5. When, according to the reporter, did the phone call to the ambulance take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Bertozzo's reaction to meeting the "Forensics Expert" from Rome?

2. What does the outcome presented by the Maniac mean to those involved? What will be their outcome granted the evidence?

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

4. What is implied with the Maniac's joke regarding the "laughter" in the interrogation?

5. How does the Maniac respond to the Superintendent's excuse about the window? What is the Superintendent's concern in this exchange?

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

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

8. What does Bertozzo do in the climax of the play in Act 2? How does he regain control of the room?

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

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

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