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

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

3. Who says, "Tell me how you put together a bomb and I'll tell you who you are?"

4. Where does Bertozzo say he knows the forensics expert from?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Maniac joke about regarding the "laughter" in the interrogation with the Anarchist?

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

3. What does the Maniac re-costume himself as before the reporter arrives? What do the others say?

4. What documentation does the journalist present regarding recent bombings?

5. What does Bertozzo slip out regarding the bomb to the journalist? What do the others do?

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

7. What does the journalist say about the Anarchist's death being an accident? What is she implying?

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

9. What does the journalist remark regarding the situation with the bomb which Bertozzo relayed?

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

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 "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 3

Discuss the slapstick elements of Accidental Death of an Anarchist. What do these actions and "bits" counterbalance? Where did slapstick originate?

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