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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How are the results of the fast announced?
(a) By radio.
(b) By microphone.
(c) By megaphone.
(d) By television.

3. The permanent watchers are a formality to reassure whom?
(a) The children.
(b) The artist.
(c) The impresario.
(d) The masses.

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

5. Who is bound to be the sole, completely satisfied spectator of the artist's fast?
(a) The musician.
(b) The artist.
(c) The child.
(d) The impresario.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. What would the hunger artist do to prove he wasn't eating?
(a) Cry.
(b) Sing.
(c) Dance.
(d) Cough.

14. What does the artist tell stories of with his watchers?
(a) His craft.
(b) His nomadic life.
(c) His hunger.
(d) His joy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who selects the permanent watchers?

2. Who are the permanent watchers, usually?

3. In the prime days of the hunger artist, how often did people want to see him?

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

5. What type of band plays the last day of the fast?

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