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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section Twelve: Part Four (pages 278-308).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Angier's most famous magic trick called?
(a) In a Flash.
(b) The Headless Man.
(c) The disappearing Man.
(d) In a Jiffy.

2. What was Nikolas Tesla's scientific concentration?
(a) Chemestry.
(b) Sound waves.
(c) Electricity.
(d) Biology.

3. What happens after Olivia is hired by Bordon?
(a) She decides to be a magician herself.
(b) She is miserable working with Bordon.
(c) She grows distant to Angier.
(d) Bordon discovers she is a spy and fires her.

4. 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) Rupert Angier.
(d) Ching Ling Foo.

5. At the end of Section 2, Alfred states he will not reveal his secret so long as what?
(a) Rupert Angier is still practicing magic.
(b) He can still perform his greatest trick.
(c) Rupert Angier is still alive.
(d) People keep trying to guess the secret.

Short Answer Questions

1. Angier vows to perform Borden's illusion even better than Borden within ___________ of his return from America.

2. What does the narrator of Section 6, Part 3 focus on?

3. What is significant about the location Angier is invited to perform for two weeks prior to his American tour?

4. What does Borden do at Angier's show to wreak havoc?

5. During Angier's performance that the power went out in mid-illusion, what did Angier see happen to the faint image of himself that appeared int he lodge he was supposed to appear in?

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