Worksheets"Spellbinder" Harry Houdini
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Houdini was once accused of ---
stealing jackets.
writing false ads.
making too much money.
using keys to open handcuffs.
Which detail supports the main idea that Houdini was confident of his talent?
He met Martin Beck.
He let the police handcuff him.
He performed in Dime Museums.
He dropped his card tricks from the act.
What did Houdini think of the stories about him that appeared in big-city newspapers?
They caused his salary to decrease.
Reporters misunderstood the tricks.
Reporters explained too many tricks.
They were good advertising.
In addition to Metamorphosis, what was one of Houdini’s most popular tricks?
East Indian Needles
the straitjacket escape
Projea, the Wild Man
the Paper Tearing act
In advertising, Houdini called himself the ---
Séance Magician.
Escape King.
King of Handcuggs.
Magic Man.
Which of these events occurred last in this excerpt from the Houdini biography?
He performed in Dime Museums.
His straitjacket trick failed.
He made $250 a week.
He met Martin Beck.
What did the Houdinis do early in their career to learn showmanship?
tied Harry up in a straitjacket
performed in Dime Museums
entertained police officers
wrote their own fliers
Which of these events occurred first?
The straitjacket trick flopped.
Houdini escaped from a jail cell.
Houdini was the "King of Cards."
Houdini performed in an animal cage.
This biography describes the challenges that police officers gave Houdini.
What main idea do these details support?
Houdini pushed himself to prove his talent.
Houdini tried to discover the real Houdini.
Houdini never gave up on a good idea.
Martin Beck changed Houdini's life.
Houdini took off his clothes at the San Francisco Police Station to ---
show the officers how easily he could escape.
make it easier to remove a straitjacket.
prove that he was not hiding a key.
cause the press to write his story.
The East Indian Needles trick involved ---
using needles to unlock handcuffs.
sewing a straitjacket.
threading several needles.
sticking needles into arms.
Houdini’s creation of an announcement for theater owners in 1900 shows that he ---
wanted as much attention as he could get.
was tired of working for Martin beck.
promised to invent new tricks.
wanted to become a writer.
