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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 is the priest Andrew is seeking to interview known for?
2. At what age did Borden begin performing alone on stage?
3. At whose home does Borden first see Angier performing?
4. When Borden remembers Angier the night of his performance that Borden ruined, what was Angier covered in?
5. Who is the second woman Angier says he is in love with?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Angier's first attempts at performing illusions on stage.
2. What does Angier reveal about his childhood in his journal entries in Section 6, Part 3?
3. Who is John Henry Anderson, and what was his relationship with Alfred?
4. 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?
5. Did either Borden or Angier ever try to reconcile their feud? If so, what happened?
6. Who is Thomas Elborne?
7. How does Borden and Olive's relationship change in Section 4, Part 2?
8. Andrew finds out it was not the church who contacted his newspaper about a story. Who actually contacted Andrew's newspaper, and why?
9. What does Lady Katherine say to Andrew that utterly stuns him? Why is he so surprised?
10. What does Kate believe about the young boy who her father killed?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Olive Westcombe is a very important secondary character in The Prestige. Describe her role in the book, and what her character revealed about Borden and Angier to readers.
Essay Topic 2
The literary technique of 'conflict' is seen all throughout The Prestige. Describe three different types of conflict in The Prestige and how they affect the plot.
Essay Topic 3
When and how was Borden introduced to magic? What information about this time in his childhood does he chose to reveal in his journal entries, and what does this reveal to readers about Bordon?
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