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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 does the Maniac tell Sports Jacket is the first rule in interviews?
(a) Never say yes.
(b) Always smile.
(c) Never apologize.
(d) Never contradict.

2. What does the Maniac suggest the Anarchist might have had shoes made of?
(a) Wood.
(b) Glass.
(c) Elastic.
(d) Wool.

3. What does the Superintendent tell the reporter is "is the backbone of every civilized nation?"
(a) Gathering intelligence.
(b) Corruption.
(c) Lying.
(d) Scaring the public.

4. What does the Maniac say he's had in his briefcase the entire time, at the end of the play?
(a) A slingshot.
(b) A gun.
(c) A tape recorder.
(d) Proof of the Anarchist's suicide.

5. How many shoes are in the equation in Act 2?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the Maniac, the Superintendent, and Sports Jacket doing when Act 2 begins?

2. Who says, "Bertozzo, you say something too; try to show that we're not asleep in our division, either?"

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

4. When, according to the reporter, did the Anarchist jump precisely?

5. What does Bertozzo admit it seems the "real bomb" was probably made by?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the Maniac ask regarding the window during the Anarchist's interrogation? What is the reply?

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

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

5. What is the Maniac's costume comprised of in Act 2?

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

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

8. What happens with the Maniac's "glass eye" during Act 2, Scene 1?

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

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

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