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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Part 2, Chapters 32-38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the 'prestige' of a magic trick, according to Borden's journal?
(a) Where the product is revealed to the audience.
(b) The level of difficulty.
(c) When the magician explains the trick to the audience.
(d) Where the magician asks for a volunteer from the audience.

2. When Borden is backstage at Angier's show in Section 5, Part 2, what does he find beneath the stage?
(a) A large class case filled with an unknown substance.
(b) A dead body.
(c) A very large converter.
(d) A loaded gun.

3. What newspaper does Andrew work for?
(a) The Chronicle.
(b) The Daily Times.
(c) The Daily Planet.
(d) The Daily News.

4. After Angier would disappear for a moment in his most famous trick, where would he reappear?
(a) In the ceiling rafters.
(b) In the middle of the audience.
(c) In the back of the auditorium.
(d) On the other side of the stage.

5. At whose home does Borden first see Angier performing?
(a) Angier's mom's house.
(b) Borden's aunt's house.
(c) Angier's house.
(d) Borden's mom's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the package from that Andrew receives at the beginning of the book?

2. How many steps to a magic trick does Borden identify?

3. Who did the head of the traveling magic show in 1972 write Alfred a letter of introduction to?

4. During the New Transported Man, what objects does Borden's assistant bring out to him?

5. What did Borden plan to do if he did not figure out Angier's illusion by the deadline he gave himself?

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