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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 does Angier tell Telsa the machine is actually intended for, after the first object is tested?
(a) To kill a man.
(b) To duplicate a man.
(c) To transport a man.
(d) To paralize a man.

2. What is the first condition Julia sets in order for her to return to Angier?
(a) He must return to being an illusionist.
(b) He must have another child with her.
(c) He must give up being an illusionist forever.
(d) He must apologize to Borden.

3. Angier decides to never put Julia in danger again after her miscarriage, so what does he do?
(a) Hires an assistant.
(b) Hires a bodyguide for her.
(c) Divorces her.
(d) Locks her in her room.

4. Olivia suggests she could apply to be Bordon's ___________ and discover his secret.
(a) Stagehand.
(b) Assistant.
(c) Ticket handler.
(d) Ingeneur.

5. How does Borden look when the partial Angier finds him with the intention of killing him?
(a) Grey-haired and physically weak.
(b) Depleated with worry and stress.
(c) Like he hasn't slept in weeks.
(d) Young, strong, and healthy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Angier family house called?

2. What does Angier discover from personal research about Borden prior to Angier's American tour?

3. When Angier's In A Flash becomes a success with Tesla's machine, what remains a problem for Angier?

4. By Section 10, Part 4 Angier has two life goals. What is his goal for his personal life?

5. What is a second reason the partial Angier decides to kill Borden?

Short Essay Questions

1. After his prestige dies, what does Angier decide to do?

2. What does Angier note as the outcome of Borden pushing Julia down during one of their seances?

3. After Angier finally admits to Telsa what he wants to use the machine for, what does Tesla succeed in making the machine do?

4. What personal and professional types of retaliation does Borden demonstrate against Angier in Section 9, Part 4?

5. What does Angier realize about Tesla's relationship with Borden in Section 11, Part 4?

6. After a ten year gap in his journaling, what does Angier return writing to describe in full detail?

7. How does Angier manage to perform Borden's New Transporting Man illusion without knowing how Borden does it?

8. How does Angier react to Borden's illusion, the New Transported Man, the first time he witnesses it?

9. Under which two conditions does Julia agree to come back to Angier and be his wife again?

10. What does Angier hire Tesla to do?

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