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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what is a toast drunk after the artist is released?
(a) The artist.
(b) The women.
(c) The impresario.
(d) The public.

2. What does the artist do when the photographs are produced?
(a) Weep loudly.
(b) Accuse the impresario of lying.
(c) Shake the bars.
(d) Sink into the straw.

3. What faction fights against those who want to look at the artist at the circus?
(a) Those who manage him.
(b) Those who want past to the animals.
(c) Those who want to kill him.
(d) Those who want a better view.

4. "At first he could hardly wait for the _____; it was exhilarating to watch the crowds come streaming his way."
(a) Intervals.
(b) Rush hour.
(c) Storm.
(d) Stampede.

5. At the best, the audience sets the artist down as what?
(a) A fraud.
(b) A thief.
(c) Anorexic.
(d) Modest.

Short Answer Questions

1. "A large _____ with its enormous traffic in replacing and recruiting men, animals and apparatus can always find use for people at any time."

2. What do the audiences do once the artist collapses into the straw with a groan?

3. What is the hunger artist stationed next to at the circus?

4. Who sets the limit on the artist's fasts?

5. Where are the passersby going when passing the artist's cage at the circus?

(see the answer key)

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