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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. 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?"
2. Who does the Maniac say decided to change the police motto in Rome?
3. When does the reporter have to turn in her article?
4. Where does the Superintendent refer to there being spies to the reporter when he claps his hands?
5. What is the name of the journalist who arrives in Act 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the journalist ask Bertozzo about the bomb when he enters? What is his reply?
2. How does the Maniac respond to the Superintendent's excuse about the window? What is the Superintendent's concern in this exchange?
3. What is the Maniac's reaction to the explanations behind the Anarchist's jump?
4. What happens with the Maniac's "glass eye" during Act 2, Scene 1?
5. How does the Maniac react to the "second version" of the statement about the Anarchist? What question remains?
6. What does the Maniac argue regarding the alibi witnesses? How does the journalist respond to this argument?
7. What does the journalist ask about the police interaction with the bomber? How does the Superintendent reply?
8. What is the Maniac's costume comprised of in Act 2?
9. What does the Maniac say to the journalist about scandal?
10. What evidence does the journalist produce regarding the Anarchist's jump?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the character of the Maniac with that of the police officers. How is he different? What similarities do they have?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the plot structure of Accidental Death of an Anarchist. Define and give examples of the terms action, rising action, climax, and falling action in your discussion.
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