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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sticks out prominently on the artist?

2. Who is bound to be the sole, completely satisfied spectator of the artist's fast?

3. Who are the permanent watchers, usually?

4. What is the hunger artist's happiest moment with the overnight watchers?

5. Where does the hunger artist perform?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the "permanent watchers" and what do they do?

2. What is described as the antithesis of the artist?

3. How is the artist an exhibitionist versus an inhibitionist?

4. Who is paralleled to the hunger artist and why?

5. What does the artist realize about people knowing the truth of his fasts?

6. 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?

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

8. How does the circus diminish the artist's form?

9. How does the artist feel about the world when he dies?

10. What are the religious allusions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of self-hatred and inadequacy as it applies to the story and to the artist. How does the author convey this theme?

Essay Topic 2

What is the tense and voice of "A Hunger Artist"? Define these terms in your answer. Describe whose point of view the story follows and why.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of the impresario. What is his appearance? What are this character's actions and objectives in the story?

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