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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. Whose name does Olivia use when applying to work for Bordon?

2. What kind of health is the Angier living with his wife and children in?

3. What about the object Angier purchases from Koenig upsets Julia?

4. What does Arthur Koenig have in Section 14, Part 4, that he wants to sell to Angier?

5. What does Angier do with the object Koenig tries to tell him in Section 14, Part 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does performing In A Flash affect Angier when he first starts performing it using Tesla's machine?

2. There are two Angiers by Section 14, Part 4. Describe the Angier narrating.

3. After his prestige dies, what does Angier decide to do?

4. What event brings Angier home in Section 11, Part 4, and leads to him missing and contacting Julia?

5. What does Angier do with his extra time when he is performing near the town Hastings, prior to his American tour?

6. How does Angier manage to perform Borden's New Transporting Man illusion without knowing how Borden does it?

7. What are Angier's two life goals by Section 10, Part 4?

8. What does Arthur Koenig bring to sell to Angier, and what does Angier think of it?

9. What is the big twist at the end of Section 13, Part 4?

10. How does Olivia end up leaving Angier?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role was the supernatural play in The Prestige?

Essay Topic 2

The Prestige reveals the story from both Bordon and Angier's point of view, through their journal entries. Compare and contrast the voice and tone differences between the two men's journals.

Essay Topic 3

The line between protagonist and antagonist is not as clear cut in The Prestige as it is in other books. Explain who is the protagonist and antagonist in this story, providing ample examples from the book to support your decision.

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