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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. The climax of the Chinese magician's show was producing a(n) _______________ from nowhere.
(a) Beautiful woman.
(b) Live dove.
(c) Bowl of water with goldfish.
(d) Open umbrella.

2. What does the narrator of Section 6, Part 3 focus on?
(a) Why Kate sought him out.
(b) Why she sought out Andrew Borden.
(c) His childhood.
(d) His start in magic.

3. What timeline does Borden give himself in Section 5, Part 2 to figure out Angier's illusion?
(a) Five years.
(b) By that spring.
(c) By next season.
(d) One year.

4. How does Andrew interpret the church when he first arrives?
(a) A safe place.
(b) Too quiet.
(c) Too colorful.
(d) A forboding place.

5. Who was Borden's assistant prior to Olive?
(a) Georgina.
(b) Gerry.
(c) Gorgia.
(d) Gigi.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Borden begin in the magic world?

2. What is Julia Fensell and Angier's original relationship?

3. What are Angier and Julie doing when Borden first crosses their path?

4. How does Borden think Angier's main illusion compares to his own?

5. At what age did Borden begin performing alone on stage?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What are the three steps to a magic trick, as Borden explains in his journal?

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

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

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

9. How does Angier meet Julia Fensell, and how does their relationship progress?

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

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