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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 put into the cage the artist had lived in?
(a) A cougar.
(b) A tiger.
(c) A lion.
(d) A panther.

2. What idea remains firm in the artist's dimming eyes "though no longer proud persuasion"?
(a) He is alive and kicking.
(b) He is surrounded by fans.
(c) He is continuing to fast.
(d) He is strong and powerful.

3. On fine days, where is the cage set?
(a) Outside.
(b) By the butterfly cages.
(c) In the garden.
(d) On a roof.

4. What does the hunger artist wear?
(a) A cloth rag.
(b) Black tights.
(c) A loin cloth.
(d) A turtleneck.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From what aspect of the menagerie does the artist suffer?

2. What does the artist do when someone would suggest his melancholy is probably caused by his fasting?

3. How does the impresario punish the artist's rages?

4. What sticks out prominently on the artist?

5. How many doctors enter the cage to measure the results of the fast?

(see the answer key)

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