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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Part 2, Chapters 12-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Borden begin in the magic world?
(a) By learning magic from a private tutor.
(b) By performing on a street corner and accepting people's spare change.
(c) By making up his own tricks and performing for free in a local pub.
(d) By building cabinets for other magicians and assisting them on stage.

2. What material does Alfred say is perfect for a magician's prop, due to its often overlooked quiet strength?
(a) Gold.
(b) Wood.
(c) Copper.
(d) Glass.

3. What Chinese magician did Alfred observe?
(a) Chang Lang Foo.
(b) Foo Ling Chang.
(c) Ching Ling Foo.
(d) Foo Lang Chin.

4. At what age did Borden leave home?
(a) 16.
(b) 20.
(c) 18.
(d) 17.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alfred state his memoir is meant to be an autobiography of?

2. What is the first thing Andrew does when he first arrives at the village in Part 1?

3. What part of his body does Alfred cut badly with a chisel when he is young?

4. What does Andrew suspect about himself, but has never told anyone?

5. At what age did Borden begin performing alone on stage?

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