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

2. What does Andrew suspect about himself, but has never told anyone?
(a) That he has a twin.
(b) That he has a special gift.
(c) That he is adopted.
(d) That his father had another secret life.

3. What part of his body does Alfred cut badly with a chisel when he is young?
(a) His left foot.
(b) His right foot.
(c) His left hand.
(d) His right hand.

4. Who is the package from that Andrew receives at the beginning of the book?
(a) His brother.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His uncle.

5. What was the only trick of Borden's that Angier did not attack?
(a) In a Flash.
(b) The New Transported Man.
(c) The Disappearing Magician.
(d) The Headless Magician.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who becomes the narrator in Section 2?

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

3. How did Borden and Angier's feud begin?

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

5. What was Nikolas Tesla's scientific concentration?

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