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

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

3. What does the impresario secretly do to the hunger artist as he lifts him?
(a) Shakes him.
(b) Bite him.
(c) Stab him.
(d) Kick him.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who pays for the breakfast brought to the watchers?

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

3. Who are the permanent watchers, usually?

4. How does the artist feel about the bright light used by some watchers?

5. In what tense is "A Hunger Artist" written?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes the hunger artist and the impresario to part ways?

2. What does the artist think of his repast? What does the impresario do to prove the artist's heroism?

3. What do the handlers of the artist inevitably do when helping him from the cage?

4. What is the artist's point of view regarding the impresario's excuses? What is his view of the audience reaction?

5. Describe the impresario. What are the objectives of this character?

6. Who discovers the artist in his cage in the end of the story? What does the hunger artist say?

7. What about the cage's placement at the circus further lowers the artist's spirit?

8. How is the artist an exhibitionist versus an inhibitionist?

9. What spectacle is there when the fast is over?

10. What does the artist experience of the audience at the circus?

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