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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the impresario claim to praise of the artist to the public?

2. When does the lack of interest of the public seem to take hold?

3. To whom does the hunger artist hire himself out?

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

5. Why does the hunger artist avoid reading the contract?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What other figures in history have had famous fasts? Why? How does the hunger artist's fast compare to these?

Essay Topic 2

Define the term "allegory" and discuss how this genre applies to "A Hunger Artist."

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the term "Kafkaesque." What qualities does work of this style and or mood convey?

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