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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who supposedly orders the toast?
(a) The priest.
(b) The impresario.
(c) The kaiser.
(d) The artist.

2. What is the cushioning on the hunger artist's stage?
(a) Mats.
(b) Straw.
(c) Pillows.
(d) Feathers.

3. Everywhere, "as if by secret agreement, a positive ______ from professional fasting was in evidence."
(a) Revulsion.
(b) Distaste.
(c) Propulsion.
(d) Interest.

4. How many of the permanent watchers are there at a given time?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the audiences do once the artist collapses into the straw with a groan?

2. How long is the limit of the artist's fast set to be?

3. What does no one, not even the artist know, after some time at the circus?

4. What would the hunger artist do to prove he wasn't eating?

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

(see the answer key)

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