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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would the lax watchers do in a huddled corner?
(a) Play dice.
(b) Drink.
(c) Play cards.
(d) Eat.

2. What would the hunger artist do to prove he wasn't eating?
(a) Dance.
(b) Cough.
(c) Cry.
(d) Sing.

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

4. On fine days, where is the cage set?
(a) By the butterfly cages.
(b) Outside.
(c) On a roof.
(d) In the garden.

5. What would the children do "for greater security" while watching the artist?
(a) Hide their eyes.
(b) Hold each others' hands.
(c) Hide behind their mothers.
(d) Run away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the artist stubbornly refuse to do at the last moment of his fast?

2. How does the artist feel about the bright light used by some watchers?

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

4. The permanent watchers are a formality to reassure whom?

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

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