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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the overseer do when conversing with the artist?
(a) Feeds him.
(b) Beats him.
(c) Shouts at him.
(d) Agrees with him.

2. What reminds one man of the hunger artist when he doesn't see the artist in the cage?
(a) The placards.
(b) His fame.
(c) His artistry.
(d) The notice board.

3. "The pampered hunger artist suddenly found himself deserted one day by the _____________."
(a) Butchers.
(b) Amusement seekers.
(c) Impresario.
(d) Musicians.

4. What does the overseer do toward the attendants to indicate the state the artist is in?
(a) Jerks his arm.
(b) Taps his head.
(c) Winces in pain.
(d) Rubs his stomach.

5. The ladies who help the artist down are apparently so friendly and in reality are so what?
(a) Cruel.
(b) Evil.
(c) Derisive.
(d) Afraid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do most of the watchers think the artist is looking for?

2. When the weight of the protagonist lands on one of the ladies, she finds "this post of honor was not at all _______."

3. What do they bury with the hunger artist?

4. Who sets the limit on the artist's fasts?

5. What is a necessary accompaniment to the profession of fasting?

(see the answer key)

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