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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. When Angier performs his version of Bordon's New Transported Man, and it is received well, what irritates Angier about the end of the trick?

2. Why is Angier planning to stage his own death?

3. What does Arthur Koenig reveal to Angier in Section 12, Part 4?

4. What is the first condition Julia sets in order for her to return to Angier?

5. When Angier contacts Tesla about his performance on electricity, what does Angier think of Tesla's response?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Angier decide to kill Borden, and what ultimately happens?

4. What information does Arthur Koenig reveal to Angier in Section 12, Part 4?

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

6. How does Angier react to Borden's illusion, the New Transported Man, the first time he witnesses it?

7. How does Olivia end up leaving Angier?

8. What actions does Angier take in Section 4, Part 4 to secure his family's fortune and lifestyle?

9. After a ten year gap in his journaling, what does Angier return writing to describe in full detail?

10. What does Angier hire Tesla to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What is the role of death in The Prestige? Compare how at least two different characters deal with death.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the three steps to every magic trick, as Borden shared at the beginning of the book, and explain how this is also a metaphor for the plot of The Prestige.

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