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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Those, whom nothing could have prevented from stopping to look at him ________, raced past with long strides."
(a) As long as they had breath.
(b) For their children's sake.
(c) For the artist's sake.
(d) If they so wanted.

2. From what day of the fast are the photographs taken?
(a) The seventh.
(b) The fifteenth.
(c) The fortieth.
(d) The first.

3. What is the point of view of "A Hunger Artist"?
(a) Third person.
(b) Second person.
(c) First person.
(d) Fourth person.

4. What does the artist drink every now and again?
(a) Wine.
(b) Milk.
(c) Mead.
(d) Water.

5. Who selects the permanent watchers?
(a) The mayor.
(b) The public.
(c) The artist.
(d) The manager.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator writes that "during these last _____ an interest in professional fasting has diminished."

2. When does the lack of interest of the public seem to take hold?

3. When would people buy season tickets for the artist's performance?

4. In what tense is "A Hunger Artist" written?

5. What does the artist stubbornly refuse to do at the last moment of his fast?

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