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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The artist's inner what is always rankled?
(a) Desperation.
(b) Dissatisfaction.
(c) Rage.
(d) Hunger.

2. Where are the passersby going when passing the artist's cage at the circus?
(a) The panther cage.
(b) The circus tent.
(c) The menagerie.
(d) The main ring.

3. What is the artist's cage bedecked with at the end of his fast?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Gifts.
(c) Food.
(d) Torches.

4. Who sets the limit on the artist's fasts?
(a) The impresario.
(b) The maestro.
(c) The artist.
(d) The artist's father.

5. What literary device is used in this sentence: "He was at once deafened by the storm of shouting."
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Irony.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the impresario bring out to show the audience?

2. From what day of the fast are the photographs taken?

3. Who takes leave of the impresario?

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

5. What does the artist, who has longed for these audience viewings at the circus, come to do?

(see the answer key)

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