1 Who manages the hunger artist? The impresario The overseer The audience The escorts 2 What happens to one of the escorts when she helps the hunger artist out of his cage? She runs away She screams She laughs She cries 3 For how long is the hunger artist allowed to fast? One day Forty days One month 360 days 4 Who usually watches the hunger artist overnight? Lawyers Scientists Butchers Doctors 5 Who buys breakfast for the watchers? The audience The butchers The impresario The hunger artist 6 What does the hunger artist use for a bed in his cage? An old mattress Food A pool Straw 7 How often does the hunger artist sleep? Often Almost all the time Sometimes Rarely 8 Where does the hunger artist go on tour? Europe Africa The U.S. Asia 9 What object does the hunger artist ignore in his cage? A clock A picture of his wife A pen A toilet 10 What does the hunger artist sometimes do to prove he is not sneaking food? He runs around He cries He empties his pockets He sings 11 When people tell the hunger artist his melancholy is caused by fasting, how does he react? He agrees He lies down He shakes the bars of his cage He politely argues 12 How does the impresario convince the audience that the hunger artist is exhausted? He reads to them from the hunger artist's diary He puts the hunger artist through a series of tests He makes the hunger artist say it himself He shows photographs to the audience 13 To what does the hunger artist hire himself out after his tour? The museum The circus The police station The park 14 Who tends to him there? The magistrate The impresario The overseer The sheriff 15 Have the hunger artist's skills faded by the time he works at this new place? Slightly Not at all Completely Mostly 16 Why do people watch the hunger artist at the circus? Because there is nothing better to do Because fasting is popular again Because he is near the animals Because he is world-famous 17 Whom does the hunger artist end up loathing most at the circus? The animals The overseer The people who watch him in defiance of the zoo-goers The zoo-goers 18 At what time of the day do the animals depress the hunger artist? Observing time Exercising time Sleeping time Feeding time 19 What animal replaces the hunger artist in his cage after he dies? A lion A jackal A sloth A panther 20 Whom does the hunger artist believe is "cheating him of his reward"? Himself The panther The impresario The world 21 Why does the hunger artist not know if he is breaking records at the circus? He has forgotten the concept of time The notice board by his cage is not being updated He does not know what the record is He does not care about records anymore 22 What does the hunger artist ask for from everybody as he dies? Silence Forgiveness Food Mercy 23 Why does the hunger artist say people should not admire his fasting? Because he never found food he liked Because it is a serious medical condition Because he cheated Because he hates everyone 24 What facial gesture does the hunger artist make with his final words? He winks He raises his eyebrows He purses his lips He frowns 25 What does the impresario do when he helps the hunger artist from his cage? He spits on him He punches him He cleans him He shakes him
