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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the only item of furniture in the cage?
(a) A clock.
(b) A chair.
(c) A bed.
(d) A desk.

2. The interest of the public is stimulated by a steadily increasing pressure of what?
(a) Curiosity.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Advertisement.

3. The children who see the artist at the circus are what?
(a) Overjoyed.
(b) Mischievous.
(c) Cruel.
(d) Uncomprehending.

4. What does the artist feel the world is cheating him of for his achievement?
(a) His reward.
(b) His money.
(c) His food.
(d) His love.

5. What does the hunger artist wear?
(a) A cloth rag.
(b) Black tights.
(c) A loin cloth.
(d) A turtleneck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the limit set on the artist's fasts?

2. The animal in the cage at the end of the story is "furnished to the bursting point with" what?

3. What is the cushioning on the hunger artist's stage?

4. What sight of the crowds remain the best to the artist at the circus?

5. Where, in regard to the ring, is the artist stationed?

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