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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 do publicly when he and his family prepare to return to his family house?
2. Whose name does Olivia use when applying to work for Bordon?
3. Why has Angier incorporated grease and special lighting into his performance?
4. Who is Gerald Root?
5. What does Julia inform the partial Angier of in Section 14, Part 4?
Short Essay Questions
1. After his prestige dies, what does Angier decide to do?
2. After Borden interferes with Angier's illusion by cutting the power, what does Angier note about his health?
3. How does Angier manage to perform Borden's New Transporting Man illusion without knowing how Borden does it?
4. What does Angier plan to do for his final revenge on Borden?
5. How does Angier react to Borden's illusion, the New Transported Man, the first time he witnesses it?
6. How does Olivia Svenson enter Angier's life?
7. After a ten year gap in his journaling, what does Angier return writing to describe in full detail?
8. What actions does Angier take in Section 4, Part 4 to secure his family's fortune and lifestyle?
9. What personal and professional types of retaliation does Borden demonstrate against Angier in Section 9, Part 4?
10. Under which two conditions does Julia agree to come back to Angier and be his wife again?
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
The line between protagonist and antagonist is not as clear cut in The Prestige as it is in other books. Explain who is the protagonist and antagonist in this story, providing ample examples from the book to support your decision.
Essay Topic 3
Self sacrifice is a major theme in The Prestige. Create a convincing argument for who has given more self sacrifice throughout their life - Bordon(s) or Angier.
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