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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. With what does the artist answer questions?
(a) A laugh.
(b) A great smile.
(c) A constrained smile.
(d) A joyful reverence.

5. What do most of the watchers think the artist is looking for?
(a) Martyrdom.
(b) Publicity.
(c) Money.
(d) Revenge.

6. The narrator writes that "during these last _____ an interest in professional fasting has diminished."
(a) Months.
(b) Years.
(c) Centuries.
(d) Decades.

7. At the best, the audience sets the artist down as what?
(a) Anorexic.
(b) Modest.
(c) A fraud.
(d) A thief.

8. Why is the limit set on the artist's fasts?
(a) The artist refuses to keep going.
(b) The artist would die.
(c) The artist would collapse.
(d) The audience loses interest after that time.

9. The interest of the public is stimulated by a steadily increasing pressure of what?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Curiosity.
(d) Advertisement.

10. What does the artist hold outside the bars from time to time?
(a) His arm.
(b) His head.
(c) A stick.
(d) His legs.

11. What does the hunger artist make no secret of, yet others don't believe him?
(a) That fasting is easy.
(b) That he is starving.
(c) That he isn't hungry.
(d) That fasting is difficult.

12. What is the cushioning on the hunger artist's stage?
(a) Straw.
(b) Pillows.
(c) Feathers.
(d) Mats.

13. What type of band plays the last day of the fast?
(a) A string quartet.
(b) A military band.
(c) A gypsy band.
(d) A local orchestra.

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

15. How many of the permanent watchers are there at a given time?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the artist's cage bedecked with at the end of his fast?

2. Who pays for the breakfast brought to the watchers?

3. Why do many people regretfully have to keep away from his exhibitions?

4. When would people buy season tickets for the artist's performance?

5. The permanent watchers are a formality to reassure whom?

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