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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. After Julia miscarries, where does she spend most of her time?

2. What is the second condition Julia sets in order for her to return to Angier?

3. By Section 10, Part 4 Angier has two life goals. What is his goal for his professional life?

4. What does Angier say he almost did when Borden disrupted his act by cutting the electricity?

5. When is the partial Angier invisible?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Angier manage to perform Borden's New Transporting Man illusion without knowing how Borden does it?

2. How does Angier react to Borden's illusion, the New Transported Man, the first time he witnesses it?

3. After a ten year gap in his journaling, what does Angier return writing to describe in full detail?

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

5. What is the big twist at the end of Section 13, Part 4?

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

7. How does Olivia Svenson enter Angier's life?

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

9. What personal and professional types of retaliation does Borden demonstrate against Angier in Section 9, Part 4?

10. What information does Arthur Koenig reveal to Angier in Section 12, 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

What role was the supernatural play in The Prestige?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the organizational structure of The Prestige and how that affects the reader's experience.

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