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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under what circumstances does the circus make use of the hunger artist?
(a) He is not paid.
(b) He doesn't ask much.
(c) He behaves.
(d) He feeds the animals.

2. What does the artist do, causing general alarm, in his rages?
(a) Beat himself with a stick.
(b) Shake the bars like a wild animal.
(c) Cry hysterically.
(d) Scream a piercing scream.

3. What surrounds the artist's cage at the circus?
(a) Dolls.
(b) Trees.
(c) Bright placards.
(d) Flowers.

4. How is the artist's performance affected by his advancing age?
(a) It is more desperate.
(b) It is easier.
(c) It is not impaired.
(d) It is more difficult.

5. "At first he could hardly wait for the _____; it was exhilarating to watch the crowds come streaming his way."
(a) Storm.
(b) Rush hour.
(c) Stampede.
(d) Intervals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who can hardly understand the artist's temperament, according to the impresario?

2. How long does the artist carry on in this way, with small intervals of recuperation?

3. To what is a toast drunk after the artist is released?

4. What will surely come into fashion at a later date?

5. What faction fights against those who want to look at the artist at the circus?

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