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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 does the phrase "headquarters had no head, 'cause the head man was in bed" come from, according to the Maniac?
(a) A nursery rhyme.
(b) The Johnny Carson Show.
(c) An old vaudeville routine.
(d) A sit-com.

2. What instinctive gesture did the Anarchist not do when falling to his death?
(a) Scream.
(b) Cover his head.
(c) Cry.
(d) Put his hands forward.

3. What happens when Sports Jacket shakes the Maniac's hand after explaining the bomb scenario?
(a) He breaks it.
(b) It shatters.
(c) It melts.
(d) It comes off.

4. What excuse does the Maniac give the reporter why the bomb was buried?
(a) To save the public.
(b) To hide the evidence.
(c) To acquit themselves.
(d) To kill the rats.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is discovered about the Maniac when he walks around the desk speaking to the reporter?

2. What does the Maniac suggest the officer was actually holding in his hand?

3. What does the Superintendent tell the reporter is "is the backbone of every civilized nation?"

4. What does the Superintendent accuse the Maniac of doing to them in Act 2?

5. Who does the Maniac finally tell the reporter he really is?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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