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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 says, regarding the journalist, "Don't you understand yet that I'm in the same boat with you guys? People like her you have to try to get on your side, not against you?"
(a) The Superintendent.
(b) Bertozzo.
(c) The Constable.
(d) The Maniac.

2. Who says, "Its purpose is to establish whether or not the anarchist was still completely alive at the moment when he flew out of the window"?
(a) The Journalist.
(b) The Constable.
(c) The Maniac.
(d) The Superintendent.

3. How many people does the Superintendent say were in the room around midnight?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

4. What does Bertozzo not know about in Act 2?
(a) The incriminating evidence.
(b) The judge's orders.
(c) The "counter-investigation."
(d) The Maniac's true identity.

5. When does the reporter have to turn in her article?
(a) Next week.
(b) In two days.
(c) In three days.
(d) This evening.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was different about the "real bomb" as opposed to the bomb in the room, according to Bertozzo?

2. What is the term which refers to the Superintendent's referral to the fact that they're on a stage?

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

4. What does the Maniac wear in disguise when meeting the reporter?

5. Who does the Maniac impersonate when the journalist arrives?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What do the Superintendent and Sports Jacket do regarding Bertozzo's protestations regarding the Maniac?

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

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

7. What does the journalist suggest regarding the Anarchist's alibi?

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

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

10. What does Bertozzo slip out regarding the bomb to the journalist? What do the others do?

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