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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the hordes came pouring out to see the _____, they can hardly avoid passing the artist's cage.
(a) Clowns.
(b) Animals.
(c) Parachutists.
(d) Monkeys.

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

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

4. How long does the artist carry on in this way, with small intervals of recuperation?
(a) Many years.
(b) Six months.
(c) One year.
(d) Three years.

5. The hunger artist is never what?
(a) Satisfied.
(b) Grateful.
(c) Full.
(d) Unhappy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lends the watchers the bright light to focus on the artist?

2. What is the artist's manager called?

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

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

5. On fine days, where is the cage set?

(see the answer key)

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