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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 did Borden and Angier's feud begin?
(a) Angier tried to expose Borden as a fake.
(b) Borden tried to expose Angier as a fake.
(c) Borden insulted Angier's family.
(d) Angier stole money from Borden.

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

3. Which room did Kate secretly follow her father into, knowing she wasn't allowed there?
(a) Her father's workshop.
(b) Her father's study.
(c) Her father's bedroom.
(d) The basement.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What timeline does Borden give himself in Section 5, Part 2 to figure out Angier's illusion?

3. What was Angier doing when he died?

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

5. What part of his body does Alfred cut badly with a chisel when he is young?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who narrates Section 6, Part 3, and what does that individual focus on?

2. What is the story of the Chinese magician that Alfred shares?

3. What does Borden describe in Section 4, Part 2 about the act accompanying his New Transported Man trick?

4. How does Borden and Angier's feud begin?

5. What does Kate believe about the young boy who her father killed?

6. Describe the situation of Angier an Borden's first meeting.

7. What does Lady Katherine say to Andrew that utterly stuns him? Why is he so surprised?

8. What attempts does Borden make to reconcile with Angier in Section 5, Part 2, and why?

9. Who is Thomas Elborne?

10. Who does the narrator of Section 6, Part 3 remember coming to their childhood home, and what was significant about the room the narrator's memory took place in?

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