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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the prime days of the hunger artist, how often did people want to see him?
(a) Once a month.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Once every hour.
(d) Once a day.

2. What is the cushioning on the hunger artist's stage?
(a) Feathers.
(b) Straw.
(c) Mats.
(d) Pillows.

3. The ladies who help the artist down are apparently so friendly and in reality are so what?
(a) Derisive.
(b) Cruel.
(c) Afraid.
(d) Evil.

4. What does the impresario secretly do to the hunger artist as he lifts him?
(a) Bite him.
(b) Shakes him.
(c) Stab him.
(d) Kick him.

5. When would people buy season tickets for the artist's performance?
(a) The last few days of the fast.
(b) The first days of the fast.
(c) The entire fast.
(d) The last month of the fast.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is a necessary accompaniment to the profession of fasting?

3. When the watchers are invited to take on a night's vigil without a breakfast, what do they do?

4. What is the hunger artist's happiest moment with the overnight watchers?

5. The narrator writes that "during these last _____ an interest in professional fasting has diminished."

(see the answer key)

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