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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section Thirteen: Part Four (pages 308-325).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What is significant about the location Angier is invited to perform for two weeks prior to his American tour?
(a) It is near where Angier went to school.
(b) It is near where Borden grew up.
(c) It is near where Borden attended school.
(d) It is near where Angier grew up.

3. Who is Harry Cutter?
(a) Bordon's assistant.
(b) Angier's ingeniuer.
(c) Bordon's ingeniuer.
(d) Angier's assistant.

4. What did Kate's father dare Clive Borden to do?
(a) Nothing, it was Clive who dared Kate's father to do something.
(b) Perform a magic trick on the spot.
(c) Meet him in a gaveyard at midnight.
(d) Step into a large contraption.

5. Why did the audience not react as Angier expected them to the first time her performed In A Flash using Tesla's machine?
(a) The audience was caught off guard and just sat there stunned and silent.
(b) The audience did not believe it was magic.
(c) The audience was unimpressed and felt he copied Borden.
(d) It happened too fast for the audience to register the feat.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many years pass in the gap between journal entries in Section 5, Part 2?

3. After being hired by Bordon, what does Olivia send her maid to do at Angier's?

4. Why will Angier's plan for a final revenge on Borden truly bother Borden?

5. What is the second condition Julia sets in order for her to return to Angier?

(see the answer key)

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