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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. How many Angiers is the reader aware exist in Section 14, Part 4?
2. Who records the death at the end of Section 14, Part 4?
3. After being hired by Bordon, what does Olivia send her maid to do at Angier's?
4. After his first performance of the new In A Flash was a flop, what does Angier decide he needs to do?
5. When Angier's In A Flash becomes a success with Tesla's machine, what remains a problem for Angier?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the big twist at the end of Section 13, Part 4?
2. After Borden interferes with Angier's illusion by cutting the power, what does Angier note about his health?
3. Why does Angier decide to kill Borden, and what ultimately happens?
4. What event brings Angier home in Section 11, Part 4, and leads to him missing and contacting Julia?
5. After a ten year gap in his journaling, what does Angier return writing to describe in full detail?
6. There are two Angiers by Section 14, Part 4. Describe the Angier narrating.
7. What does Angier plan to do for his final revenge on Borden?
8. How does Olivia end up leaving Angier?
9. After his prestige dies, what does Angier decide to do?
10. What does Angier think of Harry Cutter's explanation for Borden's New Transported Man illusion?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the organizational structure of The Prestige and how that affects the reader's experience.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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