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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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) People keep trying to guess the secret.
(c) He can still perform his greatest trick.
(d) Rupert Angier is still alive.

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

6. At what age did Borden leave home?
(a) 20.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 17.

7. What allegedly happened to Nicholas?
(a) He died.
(b) He ran away.
(c) He was kidnapped.
(d) He changed his name.

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

9. What did Borden plan to do if he did not figure out Angier's illusion by the deadline he gave himself?
(a) He would blackmail Angier into giving him the answer.
(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 send Olive back to spy on Angier.

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

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

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

13. After Angier would disappear for a moment in his most famous trick, where would he reappear?
(a) In the middle of the audience.
(b) On the other side of the stage.
(c) In the back of the auditorium.
(d) In the ceiling rafters.

14. How does Borden get backstage as one of Angier's shows in Section 5, Part 2?
(a) He pays one of the stagehands to let him in a backdoor.
(b) He pretends to be a stagehand and walks backstate without a problem.
(c) He attends as an audience member and sneaks backstage.
(d) He causes a large scene with a stagehand and is let backstage to quiet the scene.

15. What was the only trick of Borden's that Angier did not attack?
(a) The Headless Magician.
(b) The New Transported Man.
(c) The Disappearing Magician.
(d) In a Flash.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Borden attended Angier's show in Part 4, Section 2, what body part did he notice Angier favoring?

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

3. How did Borden and Angier's feud begin?

4. What does Andrew suspect about himself, but has never told anyone?

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

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