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

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

3. 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 contraption that sparked.
(c) A dead body.
(d) A large square object covered in a sheet.

4. What does Angier initially think Borden is the first time he sees him?
(a) A spiritual leader.
(b) A criminal.
(c) A magician's assistant.
(d) A reporter.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose traveling magic show did a young Alfred attend night after night in 1872, hoping to discover the secret to a trick?

3. How long after Borden ruined his performance does Angier die?

4. Who becomes the narrator in Section 2?

5. During the New Transported Man, what objects does Borden's assistant bring out to him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe Angier's most famous trick.

7. Describe Angier's first attempts at performing illusions on stage.

8. Andrew finds out it was not the church who contacted his newspaper about a story. Who actually contacted Andrew's newspaper, and why?

9. How does Borden and Olive's relationship change in Section 4, Part 2?

10. What is odd about the package Andrew receives from his father?

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