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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How has the artist never yet left his cage at the end of a fast?
(a) On his feet.
(b) Sadly.
(c) Of his free will.
(d) Joyfully.

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

3. What does the impresario sell to the audience?
(a) Sandwiches.
(b) Stencils.
(c) Autographs.
(d) Photographs.

4. Why does the artist tell the overseer they should not admire his fasting?
(a) Because he's a fool.
(b) Because he's too weak to live.
(c) Because he's dying.
(d) Because he has to fast.

5. For whom is seeing the hunger artist a special treat?
(a) Animals.
(b) Women.
(c) Children.
(d) The elderly.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Even the most _____ felt it refreshing to see this wild creature leaping around the cage that had so long been dreary."

2. "Those, whom nothing could have prevented from stopping to look at him ________, raced past with long strides."

3. How does the artist feel about the roaring at feeding times?

4. What is carried past the cage for the beasts of prey?

5. What would the children do "for greater security" while watching the artist?

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