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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who takes leave of the impresario?
(a) The hunger artist.
(b) The musician.
(c) The midwife.
(d) The beggar.

2. "What was a _______ of the premature ending of his fast was here presented as the cause of it!"
(a) Result.
(b) Consequence.
(c) Gallantry.
(d) Ignorance.

3. When the weight of the protagonist lands on one of the ladies, she finds "this post of honor was not at all _______."
(a) A saintly gesture.
(b) A delight.
(c) A post of honor.
(d) What she expected it to be.

4. What is the hunger artist stationed next to at the circus?
(a) The animal cages.
(b) The trampoline.
(c) The tightropes.
(d) The freak show.

5. In what tense is "A Hunger Artist" written?
(a) Present.
(b) Past.
(c) Future.
(d) Future perfect.

Short Answer Questions

1. The hunger artist is never what?

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

3. Those who are not content with the dim night lighting of the hall focused the artist in the full glare of what?

4. Where does the hunger artist perform?

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

(see the answer key)

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