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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does the hunger artist hire himself out?

2. "At first he could hardly wait for the _____; it was exhilarating to watch the crowds come streaming his way."

3. When the hordes came pouring out to see the _____, they can hardly avoid passing the artist's cage.

4. According to the narrator, it is not only the artist that is taken on but what as well?

5. "Those, whom nothing could have prevented from stopping to look at him ________, raced past with long strides."

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Kafka's use of exposition in the story. What does he detail in the exposition? How much of the story contains exposition? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the Absurdist qualities of "A Hunger Artist." How is this story a forerunner of the Absurdist movement?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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