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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7: Part 4 (pages 155-182).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Who did the head of the traveling magic show in 1972 write Alfred a letter of introduction to?
(a) John Henry Anderson.
(b) Mr. Nevil Maskelyne.
(c) Ching Ling Foo.
(d) Rupert Angier.

3. What physical trait did the Chinese magician fake his entire life, so as not to give his trick away?
(a) Blindness.
(b) Deafness.
(c) A slow shuffling gait.
(d) A deformed hand.

4. Who entertained Nicholas for hours?
(a) Kate and her father.
(b) Kate and her mother.
(c) Kate and her sister.
(d) Just Kate.

5. How does Borden get backstage as one of Angier's shows in Section 5, Part 2?
(a) He causes a large scene with a stagehand and is let backstage to quiet the scene.
(b) He pretends to be a stagehand and walks backstate without a problem.
(c) He attends as an audience member and sneaks backstage.
(d) He pays one of the stagehands to let him in a backdoor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Angier and Julie doing when Borden first crosses their path?

2. Whose name is on the book Andrew receives as a package?

3. The Machine used for the New Transporting Man is designed to make the audience a bit __________.

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

5. What was the only trick of Borden's that Angier did not attack?

(see the answer key)

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