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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. According to the Manic, why do innocent people invent crimes?

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

3. What does the reporter remark upon when meeting Sports Jacket?

4. When, according to the reporter, did the Anarchist jump precisely?

5. Where did the Maniac witness the "laughter interrogations" while staying in a hotel near police headquarters?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the journalist ask about the police interaction with the bomber? How does the Superintendent reply?

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

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

5. What happens with the Maniac's "glass eye" during Act 2, Scene 1?

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

7. How does the Maniac react to the "second version" of the statement about the Anarchist? What question remains?

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

9. What "new character" does the Maniac reveal himself to be in Act 2, Scene 1? How do the others react?

10. What does Bertozzo do in the climax of the play in Act 2? How does he regain control of the room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Fo's use of Irony in Accidental Death of an Anarchist. What is Irony? How are the three types of Irony employed in the play? Who employs them?

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 "Conflict" in the play. What is the overarching conflict? What are underlying conflicts? Give examples of these. Define the term in your answer.

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