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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It is not easy for onlookers "to stand in the ____ of it" regarding the beast at the end of the story.
(a) Joy.
(b) Shock.
(c) Suddenness.
(d) Fear.

2. What does no one, not even the artist know, after some time at the circus?
(a) The hunger he feels.
(b) The records he is breaking.
(c) The struggle to live.
(d) The rage inside him.

3. With what does the artist answer questions?
(a) A joyful reverence.
(b) A laugh.
(c) A constrained smile.
(d) A great smile.

4. What grows dirty and illegible at the circus cage?
(a) The fine placards.
(b) The artist.
(c) The animal handlers.
(d) The Impresario.

5. "The pampered hunger artist suddenly found himself deserted one day by the _____________."
(a) Musicians.
(b) Amusement seekers.
(c) Impresario.
(d) Butchers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the limit of the artist's fast set to be?

2. How long does the artist carry on in this way, with small intervals of recuperation?

3. What is the artist's cage bedecked with at the end of his fast?

4. What does a passing father occasionally stop and point out to his children?

5. What has the notice board become to the staff after a few weeks?

(see the answer key)

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