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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator writes that "during these last _____ an interest in professional fasting has diminished."
(a) Decades.
(b) Centuries.
(c) Years.
(d) Months.

2. Where does the hunger artist perform?
(a) A barred cage.
(b) A glass cage.
(c) A wagon.
(d) A stage.

3. Why is the limit set on the artist's fasts?
(a) The artist would collapse.
(b) The artist refuses to keep going.
(c) The artist would die.
(d) The audience loses interest after that time.

4. How does the artist feel about the bright light used by some watchers?
(a) It makes him miserable.
(b) It makes him angry.
(c) It doesn't trouble him.
(d) It makes him defenseless.

5. What lights the stage of the artist at night?
(a) A spotlight.
(b) Torch flares.
(c) Lamps.
(d) Candles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the hunger artist wear?

2. Why do many people regretfully have to keep away from his exhibitions?

3. Who appears, blissful at having been selected for the honor, to help the artist down?

4. For whom is seeing the hunger artist a special treat?

5. In what tense is "A Hunger Artist" written?

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