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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the only item of furniture in the cage?
(a) A chair.
(b) A clock.
(c) A bed.
(d) A desk.

2. Where, in regard to the ring, is the artist stationed?
(a) Front and center.
(b) Outside.
(c) In the middle.
(d) Behind.

3. "A Hunger Artist" is often considered to be Kafka's most _______ story.
(a) Dismal.
(b) Autobiographical.
(c) Unpopular.
(d) Complex.

4. The hunger artist is never what?
(a) Grateful.
(b) Full.
(c) Satisfied.
(d) Unhappy.

5. What does the artist tell stories of with his watchers?
(a) His nomadic life.
(b) His joy.
(c) His hunger.
(d) His craft.

Short Answer Questions

1. What genre of literature is "A Hunger Artist" considered to be?

2. What, in his zeal, does the hunger artist conveniently forget in talking to the circus professionals?

3. Who could produce first-hand evidence that the fast has really been rigorous and continuous?

4. Who supposedly orders the toast?

5. As the artist fasts on and on, what is it to him?

(see the answer key)

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