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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 tell Telsa the machine is actually intended for, after the first object is tested?
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. What does Angier discover from personal research about Borden prior to Angier's American tour?
4. What does Angier resolve to do as his final revenge on Borden?
5. After his first performance of the new In A Flash was a flop, what does Angier decide he needs to do?
Short Essay Questions
1. What actions does Angier take in Section 4, Part 4 to secure his family's fortune and lifestyle?
2. After a ten year gap in his journaling, what does Angier return writing to describe in full detail?
3. What does Arthur Koenig bring to sell to Angier, and what does Angier think of it?
4. What personal and professional types of retaliation does Borden demonstrate against Angier in Section 9, Part 4?
5. After his prestige dies, what does Angier decide to do?
6. How does Olivia end up leaving Angier?
7. After Angier finally admits to Telsa what he wants to use the machine for, what does Tesla succeed in making the machine do?
8. What does Angier realize about Tesla's relationship with Borden in Section 11, Part 4?
9. How does performing In A Flash affect Angier when he first starts performing it using Tesla's machine?
10. There are two Angiers by Section 14, Part 4. Describe the Angier narrating.
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
Explain the organizational structure of The Prestige and how that affects the reader's experience.
Essay Topic 3
What is the role of death in The Prestige? Compare how at least two different characters deal with death.
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