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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 the new process for In A Flash causes for him?
2. When Olivia meets with Angier for the last time, what object does she give him?
3. How does Angier describe his relationship with Olivia at the beginning of Section 10, Part 4?
4. What is the first living subject Tesla's machine is tested on?
5. During Angier's performance that the power went out in mid-illusion, what did Angier see happen to the faint image of himself that appeared int he lodge he was supposed to appear in?
Short Essay Questions
1. When the partial Angier returns to Julia and the prestige, what does he learn?
2. Why does Angier decide to kill Borden, and what ultimately happens?
3. Why does Angier travel to Colorado Springs?
4. What is the big twist at the end of Section 13, Part 4?
5. After Borden interferes with Angier's illusion by cutting the power, what does Angier note about his health?
6. What does Angier note as the outcome of Borden pushing Julia down during one of their seances?
7. What does Angier hire Tesla to do?
8. What actions does Angier take in Section 4, Part 4 to secure his family's fortune and lifestyle?
9. How does the audience react to Angier's first performance of In A Flash using Tesla's machine, and why was this now what he expected?
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
The literary tool 'red herring' was used multiple times throughout this story. Explain what a red herring is, as well as where and how it was used in The Prestige.
Essay Topic 2
Explain how Bordon's story of the Chinese magician Ching Ling Foo can be considered a metaphor for both Borden and Angier.
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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