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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. When Andrew finds out that the church did not contact him for the story, who did?
(a) Lady Kitty Allier.
(b) Lady Katherine Angier.
(c) Gentleman Kevin Anders.
(d) Gentleman Karl Angier.

2. Who is the package from that Andrew receives at the beginning of the book?
(a) His brother.
(b) His father.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His mother.

3. What did Kate's father dare Clive Borden to do?
(a) Step into a large contraption.
(b) Nothing, it was Clive who dared Kate's father to do something.
(c) Meet him in a gaveyard at midnight.
(d) Perform a magic trick on the spot.

4. What is Andrew's last name?
(a) Westley.
(b) Weasley.
(c) Winterly.
(d) Waterly.

5. How many steps to a magic trick does Borden identify?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the person who contacted Andrew's paper about the church say Andrew's name was when he was a little boy?

2. Which room did Kate secretly follow her father into, knowing she wasn't allowed there?

3. The climax of the Chinese magician's show was producing a(n) _______________ from nowhere.

4. At what age does Angier's interest in the art of illusion begin?

5. What does Borden do at Angier's show to wreak havoc?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

5. 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?

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

7. How does the narration change in Section 2, and what does it focus on?

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

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

10. What does Alfred write about his secret in Section 2?

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