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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "There were people who argued that this breakfast was an unfair attempt" to do what?
(a) Humiliate the watchers.
(b) Poison the watchers.
(c) Bribe the watchers.
(d) Prove his humility.

2. What do the stragglers do when passing the artist's cage in the circus?
(a) Hardly glance at him.
(b) Stand a long time.
(c) Give him money.
(d) Wait for him to talk.

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

4. Who could watch the hunger artist continuously, day and night?
(a) The cameras.
(b) The reporter.
(c) The impresario.
(d) No one.

5. What is the rare stroke of luck the artist encounters at the circus?
(a) An animal is freed.
(b) A father stops with his children.
(c) He is fed.
(d) A poor soul drops him bread.

Short Answer Questions

1. What incomprehensible boast of the artist's does the impresario mention to the public?

2. When does the lack of interest of the public seem to take hold?

3. What is the cushioning on the hunger artist's stage?

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

5. What do the audiences do once the artist collapses into the straw with a groan?

(see the answer key)

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