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

2. What does the hunger artist always feel he is being cheated from doing?
(a) Beating his rival's record.
(b) Becoming a martyr.
(c) Eating.
(d) Beating his own record.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the artist hold outside the bars from time to time?

3. How many doctors enter the cage to measure the results of the fast?

4. Who selects the permanent watchers?

5. In what tense is "A Hunger Artist" written?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has changed about the audience in terms of their belief in the artist?

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

3. Describe the hunger artist. What does he look like? What does he wear?

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

5. How does the artist react to those who believe him to be "cheating"?

6. What spectacle is there when the fast is over?

7. Describe the impresario. What are the objectives of this character?

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

9. What about the cage's placement at the circus further lowers the artist's spirit?

10. What happens once the impresario has shaken the weakened artist following the fast?

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