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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. How does Borden feel about Angier's death?

3. How does Angier describe his first appearance on stage?

4. What does Olive confess to Borden that she originally came to him for?

5. Who fed Kate's fears of something in her house when she was little?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is odd about the package Andrew receives from his father?

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

6. What attempts does Borden make to reconcile with Angier in Section 5, Part 2, and why?

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

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

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

10. What is the story of the Chinese magician that Alfred shares?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

What role was the supernatural play in The Prestige?

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