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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For whom is seeing the hunger artist a special treat?
(a) Women.
(b) Animals.
(c) The elderly.
(d) Children.

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

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

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

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

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

8. How many doctors enter the cage to measure the results of the fast?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

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

10. What does the hunger artist make no secret of, yet others don't believe him?
(a) That fasting is easy.
(b) That fasting is difficult.
(c) That he is starving.
(d) That he isn't hungry.

11. The ladies who help the artist down are apparently so friendly and in reality are so what?
(a) Afraid.
(b) Cruel.
(c) Evil.
(d) Derisive.

12. For whom is the hunger artist often just a joke that happens to be in fashion?
(a) The women.
(b) The children.
(c) The elders.
(d) The priests.

13. The narrator writes that "during these last _____ an interest in professional fasting has diminished."
(a) Centuries.
(b) Months.
(c) Years.
(d) Decades.

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

15. What would the children do "for greater security" while watching the artist?
(a) Hide behind their mothers.
(b) Hold each others' hands.
(c) Run away.
(d) Hide their eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the prime days of the hunger artist, how often did people want to see him?

2. What is the point of view of "A Hunger Artist"?

3. When would people buy season tickets for the artist's performance?

4. What do most of the watchers think the artist is looking for?

5. Who are the permanent watchers, usually?

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