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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What streams from the beast in the cage's throat at the end of the story?
(a) Outrage.
(b) Joy of life.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Greed.

2. What is carried past the cage for the beasts of prey?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Cooked steaks.
(c) Live chickens.
(d) Raw meat.

3. From what language is "A Hunger Artist" translated?
(a) Italian.
(b) Hebrew.
(c) Russian.
(d) German.

4. What do the children show "by the brightness of their intent eyes"?
(a) That his time is near an end.
(b) That better times might be coming.
(c) That they want to feed him.
(d) That animals are far better.

5. What does the animal in the cage at the end of the story seem to carry around with it?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Rage.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Ferociousness.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Just try to explain to _____ the art of fasting!"

2. Whose eye falls on the cage one day and asks why it should be unused?

3. Where does the impresario hurry the artist to discover where interest might lay?

4. What is the rare stroke of luck the artist encounters at the circus?

5. Where does the hunger artist perform?

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