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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who appears, blissful at having been selected for the honor, to help the artist down?
(a) One mother.
(b) Two women.
(c) Two men.
(d) Three children.

2. What does the artist hold outside the bars from time to time?
(a) His arm.
(b) His head.
(c) His legs.
(d) A stick.

3. How has the artist never yet left his cage at the end of a fast?
(a) Joyfully.
(b) On his feet.
(c) Of his free will.
(d) Sadly.

4. What cannot hold out against the fact that the crowds are on their way only to the menagerie?
(a) Innate unknowing.
(b) Obstinate self-deception.
(c) Manic necessity.
(d) Desperate facade.

5. The interest of the public is stimulated by a steadily increasing pressure of what?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Curiosity.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Advertisement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the hunger artist alone know?

2. What does a passing father occasionally stop and point out to his children?

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

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

5. What does the artist tell stories of with his watchers?

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