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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the artist's performance affected by his advancing age?
(a) It is easier.
(b) It is more desperate.
(c) It is not impaired.
(d) It is more difficult.

2. Where are the passersby going when passing the artist's cage at the circus?
(a) The main ring.
(b) The panther cage.
(c) The circus tent.
(d) The menagerie.

3. "Even the most _____ felt it refreshing to see this wild creature leaping around the cage that had so long been dreary."
(a) Loving.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Melancholy.
(d) Insensitive.

4. Who sets the limit on the artist's fasts?
(a) The maestro.
(b) The artist's father.
(c) The artist.
(d) The impresario.

5. What is seen inside the cage of the artist after many days pass?
(a) His legs.
(b) His arm.
(c) Dirty straw.
(d) His bones.

Short Answer Questions

1. The passerby's joking is, in its way, the "stupidest lie ever invented by _____ and inborn malice."

2. Why does the artist reply that he "can't help it" in speaking to the overseer?

3. Who selects the permanent watchers?

4. How does the artist feel about the roaring at feeding times?

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

(see the answer key)

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