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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. What is Julia Fensell and Angier's original relationship?
(a) They begin working together.
(b) They become best friends.
(c) They hate each other.
(d) They begin dating.

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

3. How many years pass in the gap between journal entries in Section 5, Part 2?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 3 months.

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

5. What are Angier and Julie doing when Borden first crosses their path?
(a) Leading a fake spiritual seance.
(b) Performing magic together on stage.
(c) Having lunch at a cafe.
(d) Performing magic together in a bar.

Short Answer Questions

1. How can the journal entries in Section 6, Part 3 be described?

2. At whose home does Borden first see Angier performing?

3. When Borden attended Angier's show in Part 4, Section 2, what body part did he notice Angier favoring?

4. What is the priest Andrew is seeking to interview known for?

5. After Angier would disappear for a moment in his most famous trick, where would he reappear?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What object did the narrator of Section 6, Part 3 see that was new and frightening, and what happened in that object?

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. After Angier dies, what does Borden write that he remembers about Angier's appearance the night of his performance in America?

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

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

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