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

2. How does Borden think Angier accomplishes his illusion that is similar to Borden's?
(a) Borden thinks Angier has a secret tunnel dug under the auditorium.
(b) Borden believes Angier has the same secret Borden does.
(c) Borden cannot figure it out.
(d) Borden believes Angier uses a double.

3. How does Borden feel about the object he finds beneath the stage at Angier's show in Section 5, Part 2?
(a) Angry.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Frightened.
(d) Curious.

4. What building does Andrew travel to for his story as the book opens?
(a) Rapturous Church of Jesus Christ.
(b) Saint Mary's Catholic Church.
(c) Glorioos Church of Jesus Christ.
(d) Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter Day Saints.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Borden attended Angier's show in Part 4, Section 2, what body part did he notice Angier favoring?

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

3. How does Borden feel about Angier's death?

4. In Angier's most famous trick, what did a volunteer mark him with?

5. At whose home does Borden first see Angier performing?

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