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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is bound to be the sole, completely satisfied spectator of the artist's fast?
(a) The impresario.
(b) The artist.
(c) The child.
(d) The musician.

2. Who appears, blissful at having been selected for the honor, to help the artist down?
(a) One mother.
(b) Two men.
(c) Two women.
(d) Three children.

3. What is the artist's manager called?
(a) The voltar.
(b) The impresario.
(c) The heife.
(d) The kaiser.

4. Who are the permanent watchers, usually?
(a) Butchers.
(b) Priests.
(c) Candy salesmen.
(d) Mothers.

5. What is the point of view of "A Hunger Artist"?
(a) First person.
(b) Third person.
(c) Second person.
(d) Fourth person.

6. Why do many people regretfully have to keep away from his exhibitions?
(a) They can't afford it.
(b) The sight of him is too much.
(c) They want his fasts to last longer.
(d) They are worried for his health.

7. What does the artist drink every now and again?
(a) Mead.
(b) Milk.
(c) Water.
(d) Wine.

8. Who selects the permanent watchers?
(a) The public.
(b) The manager.
(c) The artist.
(d) The mayor.

9. Which watchers are more to the taste of the hunger artist?
(a) Those who offer him food.
(b) Those who cry at his pain.
(c) Those who sit close to the bars.
(d) Those who play cards.

10. Who pays for the breakfast brought to the watchers?
(a) The impresario.
(b) The artist.
(c) The mayor.
(d) The musicians.

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

12. "There were people who argued that this breakfast was an unfair attempt" to do what?
(a) Poison the watchers.
(b) Humiliate the watchers.
(c) Bribe the watchers.
(d) Prove his humility.

13. In what tense is "A Hunger Artist" written?
(a) Present.
(b) Future perfect.
(c) Past.
(d) Future.

14. What would the lax watchers do in a huddled corner?
(a) Play cards.
(b) Play dice.
(c) Eat.
(d) Drink.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What lights the stage of the artist at night?

2. What does the artist stubbornly refuse to do at the last moment of his fast?

3. The narrator writes that "during these last _____ an interest in professional fasting has diminished."

4. The ladies who help the artist down are apparently so friendly and in reality are so what?

5. For whom is the hunger artist often just a joke that happens to be in fashion?

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