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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section Twelve: Part Four (pages 278-308).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years pass in the gap between journal entries in Section 5, Part 2?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 2 months.

2. Why is Angier planning to stage his own death?
(a) So he can pretend to come back from the dead as a final trick.
(b) To spend more time with Julia.
(c) So fans will stop hounding him.
(d) To trick Borden.

3. There are three years where Angier records minimal information. Which of the following is NOT something he records?
(a) The names of his magic tricks.
(b) His yearly incomes.
(c) He becomes the most sought after magician in London.
(d) He bought a house.

4. What does Angier note in his journal about the 'recovery' from his new way to do In A Flash?
(a) The mental recovery is quicker than the physical.
(b) The recover time is about 3 days.
(c) The recovery time is about one week.
(d) The physical recovery is quicker than the mental recovery.

5. Why has Angier incorporated grease and special lighting into his performance?
(a) To distract the audience from what he is really doing to make the illusion happen.
(b) To appear more tan and muscular while performing.
(c) To hide his bald spot while performing.
(d) To appear ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Julia miscarries, where does she spend most of her time?

2. How long does Angier take to improve his new version of In A Flash, from the first performance to the second?

3. What is different about the illusion In A Flash using Tesla's machine after a year?

4. What does Olive confess to Borden that she originally came to him for?

5. What does Angier say Borden was trying to do the night that Borden cut the electricity during Angier's act?

(see the answer key)

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