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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many doctors enter the cage to measure the results of the fast?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

2. The permanent watchers are a formality to reassure whom?
(a) The children.
(b) The impresario.
(c) The masses.
(d) The artist.

3. At the best, the audience sets the artist down as what?
(a) Modest.
(b) Anorexic.
(c) A thief.
(d) A fraud.

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

5. Who lends the watchers the bright light to focus on the artist?
(a) The kaiser.
(b) The musician.
(c) The artist.
(d) The impresario.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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