Harry Houdini

Select 2 pieces of text evidence that support the inference that Houdini never gave up on a good idea.

• In April 1900, again ( unclothed), he took just 3 minutes to escape..

• Bess restrained Houdini in the jacket 7 times before he devised a technique for escaping..

• Now Houdini played only 2 shows a day, not 12

• If audiences didn't like an escape Houdini liked, he tried to improve the presentation.

Why is Houdini's encounter with martin beck in the spring of 1899 significant?

• Beck gave Houdini $60 a week to work in the top vaudeville theatres.

• Beck didn't like the card, billiard ball, or paper-tearing tricks.

• Beck liked Metamorphosis and the handcuff escape

Houdini was once accused of

• stealing jackets

• making too much money

• using keys to open handcuffs

What detail supports the main idea that Houdini was confident of his talent?

• He let the police handcuff him

• He performed in Dime Museums

• He dropped his card tricks from the act

Select 2 pieces of text evidence that support the type of nonfiction organization that you picked

• "But in 1894, the husband and wide team of Bess and Harry Houdini were far from prime-time players."

• "The problem with Houdini's act was that he hadn't yet discovered the real Houdini."

• "Houdini with 6 sets of handcuffs and locked in a room, escaped in 18 seconds"

• "When playing a Minneapolis hall in the spring of 1899, lightening struck Houdini's floundering career."

Which detail best supports the main idea that Houdini achieved success through hard work and determination?

• He performed 12-20 shows a day

• He was the King of Cards

• He swallowed a ball of sewing thread

What type of figurative language is "The engine was Houdini's mind"

• similie

• metaphor

• personification

Finish the sentence with the correct answer based on the vocab word's definition: When Houdini devised a trick he

• copied one from a book

• made a plan for how it would work

• asked Martin beck for help

Who would be considered most important in developing Houdini's career?

• Bess, his wide

• Houdini, himself

• lightening, igniting his career

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'illusion' correctly in the context of Harry Houdini's performances?

• Houdini's illusion was so convincing that the audience believed he had vanished.

• The illusion of the painting was that it seemed to move.

• She wore an illusion of a dress that was very colorful.

• The illusion of the story was that it was very boring.