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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a necessary accompaniment to the profession of fasting?
(a) Suspicion.
(b) Anger.
(c) Rudeness.
(d) Hunger.

2. Why do many people regretfully have to keep away from his exhibitions?
(a) The sight of him is too much.
(b) They are worried for his health.
(c) They want his fasts to last longer.
(d) They can't afford it.

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

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

5. What is the only item of furniture in the cage?
(a) A chair.
(b) A desk.
(c) A clock.
(d) A bed.

6. Who appears, blissful at having been selected for the honor, to help the artist down?
(a) Two women.
(b) Three children.
(c) Two men.
(d) One mother.

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

8. What sticks out prominently on the artist?
(a) His jaw.
(b) His ribs.
(c) His cheekbones.
(d) His knuckles.

9. Who sets the limit on the artist's fasts?
(a) The artist.
(b) The impresario.
(c) The artist's father.
(d) The maestro.

10. When would people buy season tickets for the artist's performance?
(a) The last few days of the fast.
(b) The last month of the fast.
(c) The entire fast.
(d) The first days of the fast.

11. Those who are not content with the dim night lighting of the hall focused the artist in the full glare of what?
(a) A candle.
(b) An electric pocket torch.
(c) A neon bulb.
(d) A bright spotlight.

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

13. In what tense is "A Hunger Artist" written?
(a) Present.
(b) Future perfect.
(c) Past.
(d) Future.

14. For whom is seeing the hunger artist a special treat?
(a) Women.
(b) Children.
(c) The elderly.
(d) Animals.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The artist's inner what is always rankled?

2. The hunger artist is never what?

3. What is the point of view of "A Hunger Artist"?

4. How are the results of the fast announced?

5. At the best, the audience sets the artist down as what?

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