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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. During the New Transported Man, what objects does Borden's assistant bring out to him?
(a) Two mirrors & a cabinet.
(b) Two brown gauntlets & a cabinet.
(c) Two chairs & a cabinet.
(d) Two cabinets & a mirror.

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

3. What was Kate afraid of in her house when she was little?
(a) The basement door.
(b) A statue.
(c) Her room.
(d) A large closet.

4. What is Olive's last name?
(a) Angier.
(b) Borden.
(c) Westlay.
(d) Westcombe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What child did Kate meet when she was younger?

2. When Borden attended Angier's show in Part 4, Section 2, what did he notice about Angier's face?

3. What does the narrator of Section 6, Part 3 focus on?

4. Who entertained Nicholas for hours?

5. Who fed Kate's fears of something in her house when she was little?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Andrew's profession and where has it taken him as the novel opens?

2. 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?

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

4. Did either Borden or Angier ever try to reconcile their feud? If so, what happened?

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

6. 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?

7. What happens when Borden sneaks backstage during Angier's show in America?

8. Who is John Henry Anderson, and what was his relationship with Alfred?

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

10. Who is Thomas Elborne?

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