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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The artist's inner what is always rankled?
(a) Hunger.
(b) Rage.
(c) Dissatisfaction.
(d) Desperation.

2. Where does the hunger artist perform?
(a) A glass cage.
(b) A barred cage.
(c) A wagon.
(d) A stage.

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

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

5. What is the point of view of "A Hunger Artist"?
(a) Fourth person.
(b) First person.
(c) Third person.
(d) Second person.

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

7. What lights the stage of the artist at night?
(a) A spotlight.
(b) Torch flares.
(c) Candles.
(d) Lamps.

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

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

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

11. 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.

12. What is the artist's cage bedecked with at the end of his fast?
(a) Gifts.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Torches.
(d) Food.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the cushioning on the hunger artist's stage?

2. What does the hunger artist always feel he is being cheated from doing?

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

4. The ladies who help the artist down are apparently so friendly and in reality are so what?

5. For whom is the hunger artist often just a joke that happens to be in fashion?

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