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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who appears, blissful at having been selected for the honor, to help the artist down?
(a) Two men.
(b) One mother.
(c) Three children.
(d) Two women.

2. Who is bound to be the sole, completely satisfied spectator of the artist's fast?
(a) The impresario.
(b) The musician.
(c) The artist.
(d) The child.

3. Which watchers are more to the taste of the hunger artist?
(a) Those who sit close to the bars.
(b) Those who offer him food.
(c) Those who play cards.
(d) Those who cry at his pain.

4. What do most of the watchers think the artist is looking for?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Martyrdom.
(c) Money.
(d) Publicity.

5. When the watchers are invited to take on a night's vigil without a breakfast, what do they do?
(a) Get angry.
(b) Lie about the artist.
(c) Make themselves scarce.
(d) Insist on money.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For whom is seeing the hunger artist a special treat?

3. The interest of the public is stimulated by a steadily increasing pressure of what?

4. With what does the artist answer questions?

5. How many of the permanent watchers are there at a given time?

(see the answer key)

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