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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Section 2, Alfred states he will not reveal his secret so long as what?
(a) He can still perform his greatest trick.
(b) Rupert Angier is still alive.
(c) People keep trying to guess the secret.
(d) Rupert Angier is still practicing magic.

2. How does Angier describe his first appearance on stage?
(a) Exillarating.
(b) Accidental.
(c) Confusing.
(d) Humiliating.

3. When Borden attended Angier's show in Part 4, Section 2, what did he notice about Angier's face?
(a) He had a black eye.
(b) It was sallow.
(c) It was bright red.
(d) He was wincing in pain.

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

5. What building does Andrew travel to for his story as the book opens?
(a) Saint Mary's Catholic Church.
(b) Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter Day Saints.
(c) Glorioos Church of Jesus Christ.
(d) Rapturous Church of Jesus Christ.

6. What is Olive's last name?
(a) Angier.
(b) Westlay.
(c) Borden.
(d) Westcombe.

7. What does Borden do at Angier's show to wreak havoc?
(a) Heckles Angier from the audience.
(b) Steals Angier's props.
(c) Turns the power off.
(d) Writes on Angier's queue cards.

8. Who is the second woman Angier says he is in love with?
(a) Julia Fensell.
(b) Lady Katherine Angier.
(c) Drusilla MacAvoy.
(d) Olive Westcombe.

9. What are Angier and Julie doing when Borden first crosses their path?
(a) Having lunch at a cafe.
(b) Performing magic together in a bar.
(c) Leading a fake spiritual seance.
(d) Performing magic together on stage.

10. What was Nikolas Tesla's scientific concentration?
(a) Biology.
(b) Sound waves.
(c) Chemestry.
(d) Electricity.

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

12. When Borden attended Angier's show in Part 4, Section 2, what body part did he notice Angier favoring?
(a) His right leg.
(b) His left leg.
(c) His right arm.
(d) His left arm.

13. How does Borden think Angier's main illusion compares to his own?
(a) Borden thinks Angier's to too similar to his own.
(b) Borden thinks Angier's illusion is too easy to figure out.
(c) Borden thinks Angier has bettered the illustion.
(d) Borden thinks his own illusion is more flashy that Angier's.

14. What child did Kate meet when she was younger?
(a) Nicholas Westley.
(b) Nicholas Welbourne.
(c) Nicholas Borden.
(d) Nicholas Angier.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Olive confess to Borden that she originally came to him for?

2. What was Angier doing when he died?

3. What does Angier initially think Borden is the first time he sees him?

4. What is the first thing Andrew does when he first arrives at the village in Part 1?

5. What does the narrator of Section 6, Part 3 focus on?

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