Reading passages

84 -Peruggia's trail resulted in a somewhat easy 
punishment because --- .
A) his crime was considered a minor one 
B) the Jury believed that the 
Mona 
Lisa actually 
belonged to Italy 
C) the Mona Lisa was not damaged at all 
D) the painting was safely returned to the Louvre 
Museum 
E) the Jurors were moved by his love of Italy 
A century ago, the feats of the magician Harry 
Houdini thrilled audiences in Europe and America. 
We now remember him for his daring escapes from 
strait -jackets, chains and locked chests. His 
astonishing illusions of stage magic are all but extinct 
in the West, but are alive and thriving in the East. 
The reason is simple., Houdini's kind of magic relied 
on potent chemicals, which were easy to get in 
Victorian times. Today, however, the people in the 
West are more safely conscious, and there is little 
hope ,of finding the highly toxic ingredients 
necessary for Houdini's spells. But if you visit any 
Indian bazaar, even in the smallest towns, you can 
buy anything from phosphorus to nitric acid at 
bargain prices. 
85 -Harry Houdini ---- .
A) was an Indian who performed his tricks mostly in 
Europe and the USA 
B) was a famous magician who lived about a 
hundred years ago 
C) was the least safety -conscious chemist of the 
Victorian era 
D) used to buy all his chemicals in Indian bazaars 
E) had his life changed by a visit to India 

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86-It is stated in the passage that --- .
A) the sort of magic Houdini performed a century 
ago can be seen in India today 
B) Houdini's kind of magic died out because it was 
boring, due to its extreme safety 
C) famous magicians such as Houdini perform in 
Indian bazaars 
D) Houdini cheated his audiences because he used 
chemicals instead of real magic 
E) India has produced some of the most famous 
magicians in the world