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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Nikolas Tesla's scientific concentration?

2. What does Borden do at Angier's show to wreak havoc?

3. How long after Borden ruined his performance does Angier die?

4. Who was known as Le Professeur de Magie?

5. How does Andrew interpret the church when he first arrives?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who narrates Section 6, Part 3, and what does that individual focus on?

2. What does Alfred write about his secret in Section 2?

3. Why does Angier's In A Flash illusion make Borden so angry?

4. How does Borden and Angier's feud begin?

5. What does Borden describe in Section 4, Part 2 about the act accompanying his New Transported Man trick?

6. Who does the narrator of Section 6, Part 3 remember coming to their childhood home, and what was significant about the room the narrator's memory took place in?

7. How does Borden and Olive's relationship change in Section 4, Part 2?

8. After Angier dies, what does Borden write that he remembers about Angier's appearance the night of his performance in America?

9. What is the story Borden tells in Section 4, Part 2 about how Olive Wescombe was hired, and how is it different than the story given earlier?

10. What is Andrew's profession and where has it taken him as the novel opens?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the organizational structure of The Prestige and how that affects the reader's experience.

Essay Topic 2

Explain how Bordon's story of the Chinese magician Ching Ling Foo can be considered a metaphor for both Borden and Angier.

Essay Topic 3

What role was the supernatural play in The Prestige?

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