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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Part 2, Chapters 12-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Andrew interpret the church when he first arrives?
(a) Too colorful.
(b) A forboding place.
(c) Too quiet.
(d) A safe place.

2. What part of his body does Alfred cut badly with a chisel when he is young?
(a) His right foot.
(b) His left hand.
(c) His right hand.
(d) His left foot.

3. Whose traveling magic show did a young Alfred attend night after night in 1872, hoping to discover the secret to a trick?
(a) Ching Ling Foo.
(b) John Henry Anderson.
(c) Mr. Nevil Maskelyne.
(d) Rupert Angier.

4. What is the priest Andrew is seeking to interview known for?
(a) An outstanding singing voice.
(b) Scandel.
(c) Performing Miracles.
(d) Bilocating.

5. What was Angier doing when Borden first saw him performing?
(a) Performing the New Transported Man.
(b) Performing In a Flash.
(c) Leading a seance.
(d) Card tricks.

Short Answer Questions

1. The climax of the Chinese magician's show was producing a(n) _______________ from nowhere.

2. Who was Thomas Elborne?

3. What material does Alfred say is perfect for a magician's prop, due to its often overlooked quiet strength?

4. What does Alfred state his memoir is meant to be an autobiography of?

5. Whose name is on the book Andrew receives as a package?

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