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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What, in his zeal, does the hunger artist conveniently forget in talking to the circus professionals?
(a) The manager.
(b) The change in public opinion.
(c) The money issue.
(d) The need for a stage.

2. Everywhere, "as if by secret agreement, a positive ______ from professional fasting was in evidence."
(a) Interest.
(b) Propulsion.
(c) Revulsion.
(d) Distaste.

3. Where could the hunger artist barely show himself?
(a) Taverns.
(b) School shows.
(c) The circus.
(d) Village fairs.

4. To whom does the hunger artist hire himself out?
(a) A museum.
(b) An art gallery.
(c) A local fair.
(d) A large circus.

5. What does the hunger artist always feel he is being cheated from doing?
(a) Beating his own record.
(b) Eating.
(c) Becoming a martyr.
(d) Beating his rival's record.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the stragglers do when passing the artist's cage in the circus?

2. What lights the stage of the artist at night?

3. What cannot hold out against the fact that the crowds are on their way only to the menagerie?

4. What is the hunger artist stationed next to at the circus?

5. Who pays for the breakfast brought to the watchers?

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