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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "At first he could hardly wait for the _____; it was exhilarating to watch the crowds come streaming his way."
(a) Storm.
(b) Intervals.
(c) Rush hour.
(d) Stampede.

2. The artist is, in fact, the only _______ to the menagerie?
(a) Decoration.
(b) Excitement.
(c) Catalyst.
(d) Impediment.

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

4. What does the artist drink every now and again?
(a) Mead.
(b) Wine.
(c) Water.
(d) Milk.

5. Eventually, at the circus, the notice board does what?
(a) Is ripped off the wall.
(b) Falls away.
(c) Is eaten by a lion.
(d) Stay the same figure.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the hunger artist perform?

2. The hunger artist tells the overseer, "I always wanted you to _____ my fasting."

3. What does the artist do when the photographs are produced?

4. "A large _____ with its enormous traffic in replacing and recruiting men, animals and apparatus can always find use for people at any time."

5. It is not easy for onlookers "to stand in the ____ of it" regarding the beast at the end of the story.

(see the answer key)

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