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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Kate see in the room she secretly followed her father into?
(a) A dead body.
(b) A large square object covered in a sheet.
(c) A small oval object covered in a sheet.
(d) A large contraption that sparked.

2. How does Borden think Angier accomplishes his illusion that is similar to Borden's?
(a) Borden believes Angier has the same secret Borden does.
(b) Borden thinks Angier has a secret tunnel dug under the auditorium.
(c) Borden cannot figure it out.
(d) Borden believes Angier uses a double.

3. What does the narrator of Section 6, Part 3 focus on?
(a) Why Kate sought him out.
(b) His childhood.
(c) Why she sought out Andrew Borden.
(d) His start in magic.

4. After Angier would disappear for a moment in his most famous trick, where would he reappear?
(a) In the middle of the audience.
(b) In the ceiling rafters.
(c) In the back of the auditorium.
(d) On the other side of the stage.

5. Who was Thomas Elborne?
(a) Borden's best friend.
(b) Borden's assistant.
(c) Borden's apprentice.
(d) Borden's ingenieur.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is 'the set up' of a magic trick, according to Borden's journal?

2. In Angier's most famous trick, what did a volunteer mark him with?

3. What was Nikolas Tesla's scientific concentration?

4. How does Borden get backstage as one of Angier's shows in Section 5, Part 2?

5. How does Borden think Angier's main illusion compares to his own?

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