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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 is the first condition Julia sets in order for her to return to Angier?
2. What does Arthur Koenig have in Section 14, Part 4, that he wants to sell to Angier?
3. How does Angier describe his relationship with Olivia at the beginning of Section 10, Part 4?
4. What does Angier realize about Tesla and Borden in Section 11, Part 4?
5. By Section 10, Part 4 Angier has two life goals. What is his goal for his professional life?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Angier decide to kill Borden, and what ultimately happens?
2. Under which two conditions does Julia agree to come back to Angier and be his wife again?
3. What is the big twist at the end of Section 13, Part 4?
4. After a ten year gap in his journaling, what does Angier return writing to describe in full detail?
5. What event brings Angier home in Section 11, Part 4, and leads to him missing and contacting Julia?
6. When the partial Angier returns to Julia and the prestige, what does he learn?
7. After Borden interferes with Angier's illusion by cutting the power, what does Angier note about his health?
8. What does Angier hire Tesla to do?
9. After his prestige dies, what does Angier decide to do?
10. What are Angier's two life goals by Section 10, Part 4?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
There are multiple examples of irony in The Prestige, particularly with Borden and Angier's rivalry. Refer to at least three examples of irony in The Prestige, while explaining how the author uses this literary tool throughout the book.
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