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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. Who is the first woman Angier believes he is in love with?
(a) Olive Westcombe.
(b) Lady Katherine Angier.
(c) Drusilla MacAvoy.
(d) Julia Fensell.

2. Before his tour to America, where is Angier invited to perform for two weeks?
(a) England.
(b) Canada.
(c) Hastings.
(d) London.

3. Who is Gerald Root?
(a) An actor Angier hires as his double.
(b) A rivaling magician.
(c) An actor Bordon hires as a double.
(d) An audience volunteer who blurts out the secret to the magic trick.

4. 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 Angier grew up.
(c) It is near where Borden grew up.
(d) It is near where Borden attended school.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who was Clive Borden's son?

4. What is 'the set up' of a magic trick, according to Borden's journal?

5. On whose behalf is Koenig trying to sell something to Angier in Section 14, Part 4?

(see the answer key)

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