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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How does Angier describe his first appearance on stage?
(a) Exillarating.
(b) Confusing.
(c) Humiliating.
(d) Accidental.
2. Who becomes the narrator in Section 2?
(a) Nikola Testla.
(b) Rupert Angier.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Alfred Borden.
3. How did Borden begin in the magic world?
(a) By making up his own tricks and performing for free in a local pub.
(b) By learning magic from a private tutor.
(c) By building cabinets for other magicians and assisting them on stage.
(d) By performing on a street corner and accepting people's spare change.
4. Who was Borden's assistant prior to Olive?
(a) Gerry.
(b) Georgina.
(c) Gigi.
(d) Gorgia.
5. What does Andrew suspect about himself, but has never told anyone?
(a) That his father had another secret life.
(b) That he is adopted.
(c) That he has a twin.
(d) That he has a special gift.
Short Answer Questions
1. At what age did Borden begin performing alone on stage?
2. What was Kate afraid of in her house when she was little?
3. What does Angier initially think Borden is the first time he sees him?
4. What Chinese magician did Alfred observe?
5. How does Borden feel about Angier's death?
Short Essay Questions
1. What attempts does Borden make to reconcile with Angier in Section 5, Part 2, and why?
2. How does Borden and Olive's relationship change in Section 4, Part 2?
3. What does Kate believe about the young boy who her father killed?
4. What does Borden describe in Section 4, Part 2 about the act accompanying his New Transported Man trick?
5. Describe Angier's first attempts at performing illusions on stage.
6. Describe the situation of Angier an Borden's first meeting.
7. After Angier dies, what does Borden write that he remembers about Angier's appearance the night of his performance in America?
8. What does Lady Katherine say to Andrew that utterly stuns him? Why is he so surprised?
9. What is the story Borden tells in Section 4, Part 2 about how Olive Wescombe was hired, and how is it different than the story given earlier?
10. How does the narration change in Section 2, and what does it focus on?
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