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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "There were people who argued that this breakfast was an unfair attempt" to do what?
(a) Prove his humility.
(b) Humiliate the watchers.
(c) Poison the watchers.
(d) Bribe the watchers.

2. Who are the permanent watchers, usually?
(a) Butchers.
(b) Candy salesmen.
(c) Mothers.
(d) Priests.

3. What, in his zeal, does the hunger artist conveniently forget in talking to the circus professionals?
(a) The manager.
(b) The money issue.
(c) The need for a stage.
(d) The change in public opinion.

4. In the prime days of the hunger artist, how often did people want to see him?
(a) Once every hour.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Once a month.
(d) Once a day.

5. When the weight of the protagonist lands on one of the ladies, she finds "this post of honor was not at all _______."
(a) A post of honor.
(b) What she expected it to be.
(c) A saintly gesture.
(d) A delight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What have the children not been prepared for when seeing the artist?

2. According to the narrator, it is not only the artist that is taken on but what as well?

3. What does the artist drink every now and again?

4. For what does the artist have to thank the people who passes his cage daily at the circus?

5. What would the lax watchers do in a huddled corner?

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