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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 causes Julia to have a miscarriage?
(a) She slips in the shower.
(b) Borden pushes her down.
(c) She trips on stage.
(d) Nothing, it just happens.

2. Who records the death at the end of Section 14, Part 4?
(a) Koenig.
(b) Angier.
(c) Julia.
(d) Olive.

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 think it is flashy enough.
(b) He doesn't like his outfit.
(c) He thinks the audience should give him a standing ovation.
(d) He does not get to take the final bow.

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

5. Before his tour to America, where is Angier invited to perform for two weeks?
(a) Hastings.
(b) London.
(c) England.
(d) Canada.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Angier meet Olivia?

2. Why is Angier planning to stage his own death?

3. During Angier's performance that the power went out in mid-illusion, what did Angier see happen to the faint image of himself that appeared int he lodge he was supposed to appear in?

4. How does Borden look when the partial Angier finds him with the intention of killing him?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Angier do with his extra time when he is performing near the town Hastings, prior to his American tour?

4. How does the audience react to Angier's first performance of In A Flash using Tesla's machine, and why was this now what he expected?

5. How does Olivia end up leaving Angier?

6. What actions does Angier take in Section 4, Part 4 to secure his family's fortune and lifestyle?

7. What information does Arthur Koenig reveal to Angier in Section 12, Part 4?

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

9. What is the big twist at the end of Section 13, Part 4?

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

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