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

3. In Angier's most famous trick, what did a volunteer mark him with?
(a) A gold coin.
(b) Powder.
(c) A red sash.
(d) A marker.

4. When Borden remembers Angier the night of his performance that Borden ruined, what was Angier covered in?
(a) Grease.
(b) Sweat.
(c) Blood.
(d) Water.

5. What was Angier's most famous magic trick called?
(a) In a Jiffy.
(b) The Headless Man.
(c) In a Flash.
(d) The disappearing Man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the package from that Andrew receives at the beginning of the book?

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

3. What timeline does Borden give himself in Section 5, Part 2 to figure out Angier's illusion?

4. What sort of discussion did the adults have in the story recalled in Section 6, Part 3?

5. Whose perspective is presented in Section 7, Part 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Borden and Angier's feud begin?

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

5. 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?

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

8. How does the narration change in Section 2, and what does it 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?

(see the answer keys)

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