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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What is 'the set up' of a magic trick, according to Borden's journal?
(a) Where the magician asks for a volunteer from the audience.
(b) Where the magician explains the trick to the audience.
(c) Where the audience suggests something to the magician.
(d) Where props are set up prior to the performance.

3. How does Borden feel about the object he finds beneath the stage at Angier's show in Section 5, Part 2?
(a) Curious.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Angry.
(d) Relieved.

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

5. What does Alfred state his memoir is meant to be an autobiography of?
(a) His childhood.
(b) His dreams.
(c) His secrets.
(d) Himself.

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

7. What building does Andrew travel to for his story as the book opens?
(a) Glorioos Church of Jesus Christ.
(b) Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter Day Saints.
(c) Rapturous Church of Jesus Christ.
(d) Saint Mary's Catholic Church.

8. What newspaper does Andrew work for?
(a) The Daily Times.
(b) The Daily Planet.
(c) The Chronicle.
(d) The Daily News.

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

10. Whose perspective is presented in Section 7, Part 4?
(a) Lady Katherine's.
(b) Angier's.
(c) Borden.
(d) Andrew's.

11. The climax of the Chinese magician's show was producing a(n) _______________ from nowhere.
(a) Beautiful woman.
(b) Live dove.
(c) Bowl of water with goldfish.
(d) Open umbrella.

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

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

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

15. When Borden attended Angier's show in Part 4, Section 2, what body part did he notice Angier favoring?
(a) His left leg.
(b) His left arm.
(c) His right leg.
(d) His right arm.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Borden begin in the magic world?

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

4. After Angier would disappear for a moment in his most famous trick, where would he reappear?

5. What allegedly happened to Nicholas?

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