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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the artist feel about the bright light used by some watchers?
(a) It makes him angry.
(b) It makes him defenseless.
(c) It makes him miserable.
(d) It doesn't trouble him.

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

3. Where does the hunger artist perform?
(a) A barred cage.
(b) A stage.
(c) A glass cage.
(d) A wagon.

4. What does the artist hold outside the bars from time to time?
(a) His legs.
(b) A stick.
(c) His arm.
(d) His head.

5. The narrator writes that "during these last _____ an interest in professional fasting has diminished."
(a) Centuries.
(b) Months.
(c) Years.
(d) Decades.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The ladies who help the artist down are apparently so friendly and in reality are so what?

3. What would the lax watchers do in a huddled corner?

4. What would the hunger artist do to prove he wasn't eating?

5. What does the hunger artist wear?

(see the answer key)

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