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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Andrew interpret the church when he first arrives?
(a) A safe place.
(b) A forboding place.
(c) Too quiet.
(d) Too colorful.

2. Whose name is on the book Andrew receives as a package?
(a) Alfred Borden.
(b) Rupert Angier.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Nikola Tesla.

3. What is Julia Fensell and Angier's original relationship?
(a) They hate each other.
(b) They begin working together.
(c) They begin dating.
(d) They become best friends.

4. What is Andrew's last name?
(a) Winterly.
(b) Westley.
(c) Waterly.
(d) Weasley.

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

6. Who was known as Le Professeur de Magie?
(a) Nikola Tesla.
(b) Rupert Angier.
(c) Alfred Borden.
(d) Arthur Koenig.

7. Who fed Kate's fears of something in her house when she was little?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her best friend.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her sister.

8. Who was Borden's assistant prior to Olive?
(a) Gigi.
(b) Gerry.
(c) Georgina.
(d) Gorgia.

9. How does Angier describe his first appearance on stage?
(a) Exillarating.
(b) Accidental.
(c) Humiliating.
(d) Confusing.

10. Who narrates Section 6, Part 3?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Borden.
(c) Angier.
(d) Kate.

11. 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 props are set up prior to the performance.
(d) Where the audience suggests something to the magician.

12. Whose traveling magic show did a young Alfred attend night after night in 1872, hoping to discover the secret to a trick?
(a) Rupert Angier.
(b) Ching Ling Foo.
(c) John Henry Anderson.
(d) Mr. Nevil Maskelyne.

13. Who becomes the narrator in Section 2?
(a) Alfred Borden.
(b) Rupert Angier.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Nikola Testla.

14. What does the narrator of Section 6, Part 3 focus on?
(a) Why Kate sought him out.
(b) His start in magic.
(c) His childhood.
(d) Why she sought out Andrew Borden.

15. What sort of discussion did the adults have in the story recalled in Section 6, Part 3?
(a) Agreement.
(b) Jovial.
(c) Political.
(d) Debate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Angier initially think Borden is the first time he sees him?

2. How does Borden get backstage as one of Angier's shows in Section 5, Part 2?

3. What is Julia Fensell's profession when she and Angier first meet?

4. How does Borden think Angier's main illusion compares to his own?

5. How does Borden feel about the object he finds beneath the stage at Angier's show in Section 5, Part 2?

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