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

2. Why did the audience not react as Angier expected them to the first time her performed In A Flash using Tesla's machine?

3. Whose name does Olivia use when applying to work for Bordon?

4. Why has Angier incorporated grease and special lighting into his performance?

5. What last name does Oliva give when applying to work for Bordon?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the partial Angier returns to Julia and the prestige, what does he learn?

2. How does Olivia end up leaving Angier?

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

4. What information does Arthur Koenig reveal to Angier in Section 12, Part 4?

5. What actions does Angier take in Section 4, Part 4 to secure his family's fortune and lifestyle?

6. What does Angier plan to do for his final revenge on Borden?

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

8. What does Angier hire Tesla to do?

9. What does Angier note as the outcome of Borden pushing Julia down during one of their seances?

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

Sarah and Julia are important women in Borden and Angier's lives, as their wives. Compare and contrast these two women and how they respond to having master illusionists as husbands.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What role was the supernatural play in The Prestige?

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