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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reminds one man of the hunger artist when he doesn't see the artist in the cage?
(a) The placards.
(b) The notice board.
(c) His fame.
(d) His artistry.

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

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

4. What is the artist's manager called?
(a) The voltar.
(b) The impresario.
(c) The kaiser.
(d) The heife.

5. What does the impresario bring out to show the audience?
(a) Photographs of the healthy artist.
(b) Souvenir post cards.
(c) Photographs of the nearly dead artist.
(d) Photographs of the artist eating.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sight of the crowds remain the best to the artist at the circus?

2. What will surely come into fashion at a later date?

3. What would the lax watchers do in a huddled corner?

4. How are the results of the fast announced?

5. Whose eye falls on the cage one day and asks why it should be unused?

(see the answer key)

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