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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, how did it used to pay very well to stage such performances?
(a) In the town square.
(b) In the circus.
(c) In the theater.
(d) Under one's own management.

2. Who are the permanent watchers, usually?
(a) Priests.
(b) Candy salesmen.
(c) Butchers.
(d) Mothers.

3. Those who are not content with the dim night lighting of the hall focused the artist in the full glare of what?
(a) A bright spotlight.
(b) A candle.
(c) A neon bulb.
(d) An electric pocket torch.

4. What does the hunger artist always feel he is being cheated from doing?
(a) Beating his own record.
(b) Eating.
(c) Becoming a martyr.
(d) Beating his rival's record.

5. Why do many people regretfully have to keep away from his exhibitions?
(a) They can't afford it.
(b) The sight of him is too much.
(c) They are worried for his health.
(d) They want his fasts to last longer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what tense is "A Hunger Artist" written?

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

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

4. What would the hunger artist do to prove he wasn't eating?

5. What is the point of view of "A Hunger Artist"?

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