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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 did Kate's father dare Clive Borden to do?

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

3. What country does Angier travel to, resulting in Borden having to send letters about their feud?

4. Who becomes the narrator in Section 2?

5. Which room did Kate secretly follow her father into, knowing she wasn't allowed there?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Thomas Elborne?

2. What object did the narrator of Section 6, Part 3 see that was new and frightening, and what happened in that object?

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

4. Did either Borden or Angier ever try to reconcile their feud? If so, what happened?

5. Who is John Henry Anderson, and what was his relationship with Alfred?

6. Andrew finds out it was not the church who contacted his newspaper about a story. Who actually contacted Andrew's newspaper, and why?

7. What are the three steps to a magic trick, as Borden explains in his journal?

8. What does Lady Katherine say to Andrew that utterly stuns him? Why is he so surprised?

9. Describe Angier's first attempts at performing illusions on stage.

10. How does the narration change in Section 2, and what does it focus on?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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