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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 sticks out prominently on the artist?
(a) His knuckles.
(b) His cheekbones.
(c) His jaw.
(d) His ribs.

2. What type of band plays the last day of the fast?
(a) A local orchestra.
(b) A string quartet.
(c) A military band.
(d) A gypsy band.

3. The artist's inner what is always rankled?
(a) Hunger.
(b) Dissatisfaction.
(c) Rage.
(d) Desperation.

4. Who pays for the breakfast brought to the watchers?
(a) The mayor.
(b) The impresario.
(c) The musicians.
(d) The artist.

5. Who lends the watchers the bright light to focus on the artist?
(a) The impresario.
(b) The musician.
(c) The artist.
(d) The kaiser.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who selects the permanent watchers?

2. What is a necessary accompaniment to the profession of fasting?

3. For whom is the hunger artist often just a joke that happens to be in fashion?

4. What is the only item of furniture in the cage?

5. What does the artist hold outside the bars from time to time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the handlers of the artist inevitably do when helping him from the cage?

2. How does the audience's lack of understanding affect the artist?

3. How long is the fast and why is it this fixed time?

4. How does the artist react to those who believe him to be "cheating"?

5. What spectacle is there when the fast is over?

6. How is the artist an exhibitionist versus an inhibitionist?

7. What has changed about the audience in terms of their belief in the artist?

8. How does the circus diminish the artist's form?

9. Describe the impresario. What are the objectives of this character?

10. What is the negative side of the hunger artist's art and of art in general?

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