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

2. Which room did Kate secretly follow her father into, knowing she wasn't allowed there?
(a) Her father's study.
(b) Her father's workshop.
(c) The basement.
(d) Her father's bedroom.

3. During the New Transported Man, what objects does Borden's assistant bring out to him?
(a) Two brown gauntlets & a cabinet.
(b) Two mirrors & a cabinet.
(c) Two cabinets & a mirror.
(d) Two chairs & a cabinet.

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

5. After Angier's father died, who took over his estate?
(a) Angier himself.
(b) Angier's uncle.
(c) Angie's older brother
(d) Angier's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Section 2, Alfred states he will not reveal his secret so long as what?

2. Who was Clive Borden's son?

3. What are Angier and Julie doing when Borden first crosses their path?

4. When Borden attended Angier's show in Part 4, Section 2, what did he notice about Angier's face?

5. How long after Borden ruined his performance does Angier die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alfred write about his secret in Section 2?

2. Who does the narrator of Section 6, Part 3 remember coming to their childhood home, and what was significant about the room the narrator's memory took place in?

3. Describe the situation of Angier an Borden's first meeting.

4. What attempts does Borden make to reconcile with Angier in Section 5, Part 2, and why?

5. Describe Angier's first attempts at performing illusions on stage.

6. Describe Angier's most famous trick.

7. After Angier dies, what does Borden write that he remembers about Angier's appearance the night of his performance in America?

8. What object did the narrator of Section 6, Part 3 see that was new and frightening, and what happened in that object?

9. What are the three steps to a magic trick, as Borden explains in his journal?

10. What does Lady Katherine say to Andrew that utterly stuns him? Why is he so surprised?

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