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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the artist's cage bedecked with at the end of his fast?
(a) Food.
(b) Torches.
(c) Gifts.
(d) Flowers.

2. What does the hunger artist wear?
(a) A loin cloth.
(b) A cloth rag.
(c) Black tights.
(d) A turtleneck.

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

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

5. Who could produce first-hand evidence that the fast has really been rigorous and continuous?
(a) The musicians.
(b) The watchers.
(c) The impresario.
(d) The artist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the artist drink every now and again?

2. In the prime days of the hunger artist, how often did people want to see him?

3. Those who are not content with the dim night lighting of the hall focused the artist in the full glare of what?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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