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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many steps to a magic trick does Borden identify?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

3. 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.

4. The climax of the Chinese magician's show was producing a(n) _______________ from nowhere.
(a) Open umbrella.
(b) Beautiful woman.
(c) Bowl of water with goldfish.
(d) Live dove.

5. What was Angier doing when Borden first saw him performing?
(a) Performing In a Flash.
(b) Card tricks.
(c) Performing the New Transported Man.
(d) Leading a seance.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was Nikolas Tesla's scientific concentration?

4. Who becomes the narrator in Section 2?

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

(see the answer key)

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