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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 more desperate.
(b) It is easier.
(c) It is not impaired.
(d) It is more difficult.

2. How are the animals of the circus at night?
(a) Quiet.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Friendly.
(d) Restless.

3. Where does the hunger artist perform?
(a) A barred cage.
(b) A glass cage.
(c) A stage.
(d) A wagon.

4. People might have stayed longer at the artist's cage at the circus but for what?
(a) The money necessary.
(b) The screaming of the children.
(c) The lack of a manager.
(d) The crowds on the gangway.

5. According to the narrator, it is not only the artist that is taken on but what as well?
(a) His strength.
(b) His impresario.
(c) His martyrdom.
(d) His famous name.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the children show "by the brightness of their intent eyes"?

2. "Even the most _____ felt it refreshing to see this wild creature leaping around the cage that had so long been dreary."

3. When the watchers are invited to take on a night's vigil without a breakfast, what do they do?

4. When the hordes came pouring out to see the _____, they can hardly avoid passing the artist's cage.

5. How does the artist feel about the bright light used by some watchers?

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