The Magician’s Elephant Chapters 1 - 10

Who is the main character in The Magician’s Elephant?

• Leo Matienne

• Peter Augustus Duchene

• Vilna Lutz

• Hans Ickman

What does Peter spend his coin on at the beginning of the story?

• A loaf of bread

• A warm coat

• A book

• A fortune teller’s advice

What does the fortune teller tell Peter?

• He will be rich

• He will go on a long journey

• His sister is alive and an elephant will lead him to her

• He will become a magician

What is the name of Peter’s guardian?

• Vilna Lutz

• Bartok Whynn

• Leo Matienne

• Tomas

Why does Peter find it hard to believe the fortune teller at first?

• He already knows his sister is dead

• He doesn’t believe in magic

• Vilna Lutz told him his sister died at birth

• He doesn’t understand the question

How does the elephant arrive in the city of Baltese?

• It is delivered by train

• A magician accidentally makes it appear

• It escapes from the zoo

• Peter dreams it into existence

Who is Adele?

• The magician's assistant

• Peter’s sister

• The elephant’s caretaker

• The mayor’s daughter

What is unusual about the magician’s performance?

• He vanishes instead of the object he was meant to make disappear

• He conjures something no one expected—an elephant

• He flies into the air and never comes down

• He loses all his powers mid-show

What does Leo Matienne do for a living?

• He’s a magician

• He’s a police officer

• He’s a soldier

• He’s a fortune teller

What is the setting of the novel?

• A city called Baltese

• A medieval European village

• A futuristic space colony

• An ancient Egyptian town

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