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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. In Angier's most famous trick, what did a volunteer mark him with?

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

3. How many years pass in the gap between journal entries in Section 5, Part 2?

4. Who becomes the narrator in Section 2?

5. Whose traveling magic show did a young Alfred attend night after night in 1872, hoping to discover the secret to a trick?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Angier meet Julia Fensell, and how does their relationship progress?

4. What does Kate believe about the young boy who her father killed?

5. Who is Thomas Elborne?

6. What happens when Borden sneaks backstage during Angier's show in America?

7. What is Andrew's profession and where has it taken him as the novel opens?

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

9. How does Borden and Olive's relationship change in Section 4, Part 2?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Guilt is a repeating theme in The Prestige. Describe the different ways guilt affects the characters and drives the plot.

Essay Topic 2

Where is betrayal seen in The Prestige? What characters are involved in betrayal, and what overall affect does it have on the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Borden's most famous illusion, the New Transported Man, to Angier's most famous illusion, In A Flash. How did each illusion evolve through the book? How was each performed?

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