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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does the artist stubbornly refuse to do at the last moment of his fast?
(a) Stand up.
(b) Eat.
(c) Sing.
(d) Cry.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what does the artist answer questions?

2. How long is the limit of the artist's fast set to be?

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

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

5. Who are the permanent watchers, usually?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is one way to view the artist's suffering negatively?

2. What happens at the circus regarding the record of days the artist has spent fasting?

3. What does the artist experience of the audience at the circus?

4. How do writing and the art of hunger compare metaphorically?

5. What are the reactions of those who do stop at the circus?

6. What does the artist recollect about the old days in contrast to now?

7. What are some examples of simile and metaphor in Part 2?

8. How does the artist respond when the attendant tells him they have admired his fasting? What happens after he dies?

9. Where is the artist's cage placed in the circus? What is the description of it?

10. Is the artist satisfied with his fasts? Why or why not?

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