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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the impresario punish the artist's rages?
(a) Scream at the artist.
(b) Beat the artist.
(c) Apologize publically.
(d) Feed the artist.

3. Everywhere, "as if by secret agreement, a positive ______ from professional fasting was in evidence."
(a) Interest.
(b) Distaste.
(c) Revulsion.
(d) Propulsion.

4. On fine days, where is the cage set?
(a) On a roof.
(b) Outside.
(c) In the garden.
(d) By the butterfly cages.

5. Who are the permanent watchers, usually?
(a) Mothers.
(b) Candy salesmen.
(c) Priests.
(d) Butchers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the artist's troubled spirit all the more troubled?

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

3. What does the artist do when the photographs are produced?

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

5. What does the impresario bring out to show the audience?

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