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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does the Superintendent say they "set the trick" with the anarchist?

2. What does the Maniac say that the superior council has?

3. What, according to the Maniac, does no one think more about than the anarchist?

4. What does the Maniac tell the person on the phone that Bertozzo is doing?

5. What does the Maniac ask the Superintendent if he hadn't had as a kid?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Maniac tell Bertozzo about the actors he performs with?

2. How is the Maniac's treatment of the Superintendent and Sports Jacket a recreation of their statement about the Anarchist?

3. What does the Superintendent's report claim the Anarchist suffered? What is this?

4. What does the Maniac realize is missing from the second version of the story?

5. What is the Superintendent and Sports Jacket's reaction to the Maniac's accusations of harsh interrogation?

6. How does the Maniac say he "trained" for his work as a psychiatrist?

7. What is happening in the beginning of the play? What does Bertozzo want from the Maniac?

8. What is the phone call regarding which the Maniac takes in Act 1, Scene 1?

9. What is the Maniac doing in the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?

10. What is described differently in the "second report?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Symbolism and Motif in Accidental Death of an Anarchist. What symbols are represented in the Maniac's costuming? What motifs can be cited as examples? Define the terms in your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the Maniac as the role of the Raisonneur and the Trickster character. What do these terms mean? How do they apply to the Maniac? Give examples in your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss "Scandal, Revolution, and Reform" as a theme in Accidental Death of an Anarchist. How is this theme exemplified in the play? Who argues the opposing points of this theme?

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