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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the artist do, causing general alarm, in his rages?
(a) Beat himself with a stick.
(b) Cry hysterically.
(c) Scream a piercing scream.
(d) Shake the bars like a wild animal.

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

4. What incomprehensible boast of the artist's does the impresario mention to the public?
(a) That he could fast longer.
(b) That he is hungry.
(c) That he wants a wife.
(d) That he wants freedom.

5. For whom is the hunger artist often just a joke that happens to be in fashion?
(a) The elders.
(b) The children.
(c) The women.
(d) The priests.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what is a toast drunk after the artist is released?

2. How are the animals of the circus at night?

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

4. The artist fears where they might seclude him if he calls attention to what?

5. According to the narrator, how did it used to pay very well to stage such performances?

(see the answer key)

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