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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What literary device is used in this sentence: "He was at once deafened by the storm of shouting."
(a) Irony.
(b) Foreshadowing.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Metaphor.

3. With what does the artist answer questions?
(a) A laugh.
(b) A joyful reverence.
(c) A constrained smile.
(d) A great smile.

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

5. Those who want to stare at the artist at the circus do so not out of interest, but out of what?
(a) Leering loathing.
(b) Stubborn desire.
(c) Seething self-righteousness.
(d) Obstinate self-assertiveness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surrounds the artist's cage at the circus?

2. What is the rare stroke of luck the artist encounters at the circus?

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

4. At the best, the audience sets the artist down as what?

5. What does the hunger artist always feel he is being cheated from doing?

(see the answer key)

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