View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Angier say the new process for In A Flash causes for him?

2. What is necessary for the partial Angier to be visible?

3. There are three years where Angier records minimal information. Which of the following is NOT something he records?

4. How does Cutter feel about Olivia?

5. What does Angier do with the object Koenig tries to tell him in Section 14, Part 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Angier do with his extra time when he is performing near the town Hastings, prior to his American tour?

2. After Angier finally admits to Telsa what he wants to use the machine for, what does Tesla succeed in making the machine do?

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

4. Why does Angier travel to Colorado Springs?

5. What does Arthur Koenig bring to sell to Angier, and what does Angier think of it?

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

7. What does Angier think of Harry Cutter's explanation for Borden's New Transported Man illusion?

8. Under which two conditions does Julia agree to come back to Angier and be his wife again?

9. What does Angier hire Tesla to do?

10. After his prestige dies, what does Angier decide to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Explain how Bordon's story of the Chinese magician Ching Ling Foo can be considered a metaphor for both Borden and Angier.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 948 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample