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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 does the Superintendent yell at Sports Jacket for upon his entrance?

2. What does the Maniac tell the Constable when he asks what's going on in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. According to the testimony, "The railroad worker calmed down and stated that he and the ex-dancer were __________."

4. What was the Anarchist's occupation?

5. What does the Maniac tear up when he returns to the office?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Maniac say he thinks about judges?

2. What does the time difference in the "raptus" versus the suicide seem to indicate to the Maniac?

3. What do Sports Jacket and the Superintendent do at the Maniac's request for recreating the scene?

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

5. How does the Maniac offer to help out the Superintendent and Sports Jacket with their second version?

6. What does the Maniac do when the phone rings in the office in Act 1, Scene 1?

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

8. How does the Maniac trip up the Superintendent on his story?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss "Class Oppression" as a theme in Accidental Death of an Anarchist. How is this theme exemplified in the play? Where is this topic presented and argued? By whom?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of the Maniac and the Journalist. How are these characters alike? How are they different? What are the examples of their opposing stances on themes of the play?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the character of the Maniac with that of the police officers. How is he different? What similarities do they have?

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