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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When would people buy season tickets for the artist's performance?
(a) The last month of the fast.
(b) The last few days of the fast.
(c) The first days of the fast.
(d) The entire fast.

2. With what does the artist answer questions?
(a) A laugh.
(b) A constrained smile.
(c) A great smile.
(d) A joyful reverence.

3. What does the hunger artist always feel he is being cheated from doing?
(a) Eating.
(b) Beating his own record.
(c) Becoming a martyr.
(d) Beating his rival's record.

4. What does the artist stubbornly refuse to do at the last moment of his fast?
(a) Cry.
(b) Sing.
(c) Stand up.
(d) Eat.

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

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

7. How does the artist feel about the bright light used by some watchers?
(a) It makes him miserable.
(b) It makes him defenseless.
(c) It makes him angry.
(d) It doesn't trouble him.

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

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

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

11. What does the artist tell stories of with his watchers?
(a) His hunger.
(b) His nomadic life.
(c) His joy.
(d) His craft.

12. What is a necessary accompaniment to the profession of fasting?
(a) Rudeness.
(b) Suspicion.
(c) Anger.
(d) Hunger.

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

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

15. Who could produce first-hand evidence that the fast has really been rigorous and continuous?
(a) The watchers.
(b) The musicians.
(c) The artist.
(d) The impresario.

Short Answer Questions

1. The hunger artist is never what?

2. What sticks out prominently on the artist?

3. What is the only item of furniture in the cage?

4. Which watchers are more to the taste of the hunger artist?

5. Where does the hunger artist perform?

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