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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does the hunger artist hire himself out?
(a) A museum.
(b) An art gallery.
(c) A local fair.
(d) A large circus.

2. What is the hunger artist's happiest moment with the overnight watchers?
(a) When they applaud.
(b) When they offer him food.
(c) When they leave.
(d) When they are brought breakfast.

3. What is one reason the hunger artist cannot adopt another profession?
(a) He is unskilled.
(b) He can't read.
(c) He is too poor.
(d) He is too old.

4. According to the narrator, it is not only the artist that is taken on but what as well?
(a) His famous name.
(b) His impresario.
(c) His strength.
(d) His martyrdom.

5. What faction fights against those who want to look at the artist at the circus?
(a) Those who manage him.
(b) Those who want past to the animals.
(c) Those who want to kill him.
(d) Those who want a better view.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the permanent watchers, usually?

2. On fine days, where is the cage set?

3. How is the artist's performance affected by his advancing age?

4. When the weight of the protagonist lands on one of the ladies, she finds "this post of honor was not at all _______."

5. What does the artist do, causing general alarm, in his rages?

(see the answer key)

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