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

2. When the watchers are invited to take on a night's vigil without a breakfast, what do they do?
(a) Insist on money.
(b) Lie about the artist.
(c) Get angry.
(d) Make themselves scarce.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who selects the permanent watchers?

2. What lights the stage of the artist at night?

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

4. How does the artist feel about the bright light used by some watchers?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the artist's final words contradict his behavior?

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

3. What does the artist do when given the hands of those helping him out of the cage?

4. What is the artist's point of view regarding the impresario's excuses? What is his view of the audience reaction?

5. What has happened to the interest in fasting at the beginning of the story? How has this affected the artist?

6. What might the hunger artist's explanation refer to regarding the author?

7. What could be said in terms of the artist as a martyr? What differing definitions are there of this term and how do they apply?

8. What spectators does the artist prefer? What do these spectators do?

9. What are the distractions of being near the animals at the circus? How does this affect the artist?

10. What are the religious allusions?

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