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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How many doctors enter the cage to measure the results of the fast?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

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

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

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

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

9. What would the children do "for greater security" while watching the artist?
(a) Hide behind their mothers.
(b) Run away.
(c) Hide their eyes.
(d) Hold each others' hands.

10. How does the artist feel about the bright light used by some watchers?
(a) It makes him miserable.
(b) It makes him angry.
(c) It doesn't trouble him.
(d) It makes him defenseless.

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

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

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

14. According to the narrator, how did it used to pay very well to stage such performances?
(a) In the theater.
(b) Under one's own management.
(c) In the town square.
(d) In the circus.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Those who are not content with the dim night lighting of the hall focused the artist in the full glare of what?

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

5. What does the artist tell stories of with his watchers?

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