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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. Where does the partial Angier find Borden, when he is looking to kill Borden?
(a) In his dressing room.
(b) Walking home.
(c) At home.
(d) In his workshop.

2. What do Angier and Telsa realize after two 'failures' that the machine is actually doing?
(a) Moving the original object.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Changing the original object's color.
(d) Duplicating the original object.

3. When Angier performs his version of Bordon's New Transported Man, and it is received well, what irritates Angier about the end of the trick?
(a) He doesn't like his outfit.
(b) He does not get to take the final bow.
(c) He doesn't think it is flashy enough.
(d) He thinks the audience should give him a standing ovation.

4. What does Angier realize about Tesla and Borden in Section 11, Part 4?
(a) They are in cahoots.
(b) They did business together in the past.
(c) They have never met.
(d) They hate each other.

5. Who is Gerald Root?
(a) An actor Angier hires as his double.
(b) An audience volunteer who blurts out the secret to the magic trick.
(c) A rivaling magician.
(d) An actor Bordon hires as a double.

Short Answer Questions

1. Angier vows to perform Borden's illusion even better than Borden within ___________ of his return from America.

2. What does Angier say Borden was trying to do the night that Borden cut the electricity during Angier's act?

3. What does Angier resolve to do as his final revenge on Borden?

4. Why has Angier incorporated grease and special lighting into his performance?

5. After Julia miscarries, where does she spend most of her time?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Borden interferes with Angier's illusion by cutting the power, what does Angier note about his health?

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

3. How does performing In A Flash affect Angier when he first starts performing it using Tesla's machine?

4. Why does Angier decide to kill Borden, and what ultimately happens?

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

6. What does Angier plan to do for his final revenge on Borden?

7. There are two Angiers by Section 14, Part 4. Describe the Angier narrating.

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

9. How does Olivia end up leaving Angier?

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

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