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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 10: Part 4 (pages 225-253).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Harry Cutter?
(a) Angier's assistant.
(b) Angier's ingeniuer.
(c) Bordon's ingeniuer.
(d) Bordon's assistant.

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

3. What did Kate's father dare Clive Borden to do?
(a) Meet him in a gaveyard at midnight.
(b) Perform a magic trick on the spot.
(c) Step into a large contraption.
(d) Nothing, it was Clive who dared Kate's father to do something.

4. How did Borden and Angier's feud begin?
(a) Borden tried to expose Angier as a fake.
(b) Angier stole money from Borden.
(c) Angier tried to expose Borden as a fake.
(d) Borden insulted Angier's family.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What physical trait did the Chinese magician fake his entire life, so as not to give his trick away?

3. What was Angier's most famous magic trick called?

4. How does Borden sign his note to Angier that reads, "I know the address you go to with Sheila MacPherson"?

5. How many years pass in the gap between journal entries in Section 5, Part 2?

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