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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the results of the fast announced?
(a) By radio.
(b) By microphone.
(c) By television.
(d) By megaphone.

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

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

4. What is the hunger artist's happiest moment with the overnight watchers?
(a) When they applaud.
(b) When they offer him food.
(c) When they are brought breakfast.
(d) When they leave.

5. According to the narrator, how did it used to pay very well to stage such performances?
(a) In the circus.
(b) In the town square.
(c) In the theater.
(d) Under one's own management.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the hunger artist make no secret of, yet others don't believe him?

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

3. "There were people who argued that this breakfast was an unfair attempt" to do what?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens once the impresario has shaken the weakened artist following the fast?

2. What are some examples of simile and metaphor in Part 2?

3. What is described as the antithesis of the artist?

4. Who helps the artist from his cage?

5. What is the narrator's exposition regarding the artist in Part 2?

6. What might the hunger artist's explanation refer to regarding the author?

7. What does the artist realize about people knowing the truth of his fasts?

8. Describe briefly which of the three allegorical interpretations discussed in class with which you most agree.

9. Who are the "permanent watchers" and what do they do?

10. How does the artist react to those who believe him to be "cheating"?

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