The Conjurer's Revenge by Stephen Leacock

Why do you go to a magic show?

The conjurer took a ________ out of an empty cloth.

• A polar bear

• A bowl of goldfish

• A Rabbit

• A Guinea pig

What does the Quick Man keep doing after the conjurer performs a magic trick?

• He is impressed by the tricks and cheers for more.

• He keeps falling asleep during the acting. This annoys the conjurer.

• He keeps ruining the trick telling people that the conjurer had each item up his sleeve.

• He gets angry and threatens to hurt the conjurer.

What is a conjurer?

• A magician.

• An opera singer.

• A police officer.

• A doctor.

What does the conjurer do to the Quick Man's gold watch?

• He makes it disappear but later gives it back to the Quick Man.

• He swallows the watch.

• He lights the watch on fire.

• He smashes it with a sledge hammer.

The conjuror keeps taking items from the Quick Man and breaking them. What does the Quick Man think is happening?

• The Quick Man thinks that this is a part of the act and he will get his stuff back after the trick is over.

• The Quick Man does not care what happens to his stuff.

• The Quick Man realizes that he ruined the conjuror's act and understands that the conjuror is getting revenge.

Why is the conjuror taking revenge on the Quick Man?