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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Angier's father died, who took over his estate?
(a) Angier's uncle.
(b) Angie's older brother
(c) Angier's mother.
(d) Angier himself.

2. How does Borden think Angier's main illusion compares to his own?
(a) Borden thinks Angier has bettered the illustion.
(b) Borden thinks his own illusion is more flashy that Angier's.
(c) Borden thinks Angier's illusion is too easy to figure out.
(d) Borden thinks Angier's to too similar to his own.

3. What did Borden plan to do if he did not figure out Angier's illusion by the deadline he gave himself?
(a) He would send Olive back to spy on Angier.
(b) He would have Angier kidnapped and torturned until he revealed his secret.
(c) He would set aside the feud and ask Angier directly.
(d) He would blackmail Angier into giving him the answer.

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

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

6. What did Kate see in the room she secretly followed her father into?
(a) A large contraption that sparked.
(b) A dead body.
(c) A small oval object covered in a sheet.
(d) A large square object covered in a sheet.

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

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

9. What material does Alfred say is perfect for a magician's prop, due to its often overlooked quiet strength?
(a) Wood.
(b) Gold.
(c) Copper.
(d) Glass.

10. What was Kate afraid of in her house when she was little?
(a) A large closet.
(b) The basement door.
(c) A statue.
(d) Her room.

11. What does Olive confess to Borden that she originally came to him for?
(a) To steel his tricks for her own magic show.
(b) To get back at him wife.
(c) To spy for Angier.
(d) To steel money.

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

13. What timeline does Borden give himself in Section 5, Part 2 to figure out Angier's illusion?
(a) One year.
(b) Five years.
(c) By that spring.
(d) By next season.

14. What child did Kate meet when she was younger?
(a) Nicholas Borden.
(b) Nicholas Westley.
(c) Nicholas Welbourne.
(d) Nicholas Angier.

15. Who was Thomas Elborne?
(a) Borden's best friend.
(b) Borden's apprentice.
(c) Borden's assistant.
(d) Borden's ingenieur.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Borden's assistant prior to Olive?

2. Who did the head of the traveling magic show in 1972 write Alfred a letter of introduction to?

3. How does Angier describe his first appearance on stage?

4. Whose perspective is presented in Section 7, Part 4?

5. Whose traveling magic show did a young Alfred attend night after night in 1872, hoping to discover the secret to a trick?

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