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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Borden do at Angier's show to wreak havoc?
(a) Turns the power off.
(b) Writes on Angier's queue cards.
(c) Heckles Angier from the audience.
(d) Steals Angier's props.

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

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

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

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

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

7. At what age did Borden begin performing alone on stage?
(a) 20.
(b) 25.
(c) 30.
(d) 18.

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

9. How many people know of Alfred's secret before he took the Pact?
(a) He is not sure.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

10. What part of his body does Alfred cut badly with a chisel when he is young?
(a) His right hand.
(b) His right foot.
(c) His left foot.
(d) His left hand.

11. When Andrew finds out that the church did not contact him for the story, who did?
(a) Lady Katherine Angier.
(b) Gentleman Kevin Anders.
(c) Gentleman Karl Angier.
(d) Lady Kitty Allier.

12. When Borden remembers Angier the night of his performance that Borden ruined, what was Angier covered in?
(a) Grease.
(b) Sweat.
(c) Blood.
(d) Water.

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

14. In Angier's most famous trick, what did a volunteer mark him with?
(a) A gold coin.
(b) A red sash.
(c) A marker.
(d) Powder.

15. What does the person who contacted Andrew's paper about the church say Andrew's name was when he was a little boy?
(a) Cory.
(b) Nicky.
(c) Trevor.
(d) Nathan.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after Borden ruined his performance does Angier die?

2. What does Alfred state his memoir is meant to be an autobiography of?

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

4. What sort of discussion did the adults have in the story recalled in Section 6, Part 3?

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

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