Harry Houdini

What did the Houdinis do early in their career to learn showmanship?

• tied Harry up in a straightjacket
• performed in Dime Museums
• entertained police officers
• wrote their own flyers

Which of these events occurred first?

• The straitjacket trick flopped.
• Houdini escaped from a jail cell.
• Houdini was the "Kind of Cards."
• Houdini performed in an animal cage.

According to Hanna F and Sydney, what should Houdini be called?

• Houdiniski
• Houdana
• Houdarini
• Houdario

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.

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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

Mrs. Hawley's favorite colors are...

• red and blue
• pink and black
• blue and green
• purple and white

The East Indian Needle trick involved

• using needles to unlock handcuffs
• sewing a straightjacket
• threading several needles
• sticking needles into arms

Other than playing outside and being active Mrs. Hawley really hopes all her students take time to

• knit a blanket
• smell the roses
• read a bunch of books
• play video games

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

Houdini was once accused of 

• stealing jackets
• writing false ads
• making too much money
• using keys to open handcuffs

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