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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 day.
(c) Once a week.
(d) Once every hour.

2. What would the hunger artist do to prove he wasn't eating?
(a) Cry.
(b) Sing.
(c) Dance.
(d) Cough.

3. Who appears, blissful at having been selected for the honor, to help the artist down?
(a) Three children.
(b) Two men.
(c) One mother.
(d) Two women.

4. What does the hunger artist always feel he is being cheated from doing?
(a) Becoming a martyr.
(b) Beating his own record.
(c) Beating his rival's record.
(d) Eating.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How has the artist never yet left his cage at the end of a fast?

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

3. What lights the stage of the artist at night?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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