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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Maniac tell the officer he has slipped upon?
(a) A thumb-tack.
(b) A marble.
(c) His glass eye.
(d) A bullet.

2. Why did the judge rule the alibis unreliable?
(a) They were rich.
(b) They were known criminals.
(c) They were associated with the bombing.
(d) They were elderly and in poor health.

3. What does Bertozzo admit it seems the "real bomb" was probably made by?
(a) Laymen.
(b) Railroad workers.
(c) Scientists.
(d) Military professionals.

4. What was different about the "real bomb" as opposed to the bomb in the room, according to Bertozzo?
(a) It was child's play.
(b) It was simpler.
(c) It was diffused.
(d) It was more complex.

5. Which character says, "If they had every member of that little pilgrim band under total and continuous surveillance, how come the band was able to organize such a complicated attack, without your coming in to stop them?"
(a) Sports Jacket.
(b) The Journalist.
(c) The Superintendent.
(d) The Maniac.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Superintendent say they were all doing just before midnight?

2. What does the Maniac wear in disguise when meeting the reporter?

3. What is the term which refers to the Superintendent's referral to the fact that they're on a stage?

4. Who says, "Bertozzo, you say something too; try to show that we're not asleep in our division, either?"

5. What does the Maniac do accidentally with his "eye?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the Superintendent and Sports Jacket do regarding Bertozzo's protestations regarding the Maniac?

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

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

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

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

6. Who does the Maniac quote regarding scandal? What does this quote say?

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

8. What evidence does the journalist produce regarding the Anarchist's jump?

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

10. What does the outcome presented by the Maniac mean to those involved? What will be their outcome granted the evidence?

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