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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 rank of Jedi is C'baoth?

2. How many scenes are there in Chapter 1 of The Last Command?

3. What is the name of the tapcafe that hosts the smuggling meeting in Chapter 10?

4. Who forewarns Luke about Honoghr's ecological state?

5. As referenced in Chapter 1, where did Luke encounter C'baoth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about the mission Leia is on in Chapter 1, and what are her concerns?

2. How do Mara, Bel Iblis, and Lando deal with the intruders at the Palace?

3. What motivates Mara to remember an important piece of information and help Leia in Chapter 11?

4. What dream is Mara having in Chapter 8 and how does she react to it?

5. How are C'baoth and Thrawn divided in Chapter 12?

6. How are Leia's twins born?

7. What causes Lando and Bel Iblis to be concerned about the Palace Security?

8. What techniques are used by Zahn to introduce the characters in the first three chapters of The Last Command?

9. What is Mara's response to the Rebels' plan and how does Han counter her cynicism?

10. What does Mara see after Leia leaves and how does she respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

With The Last Command, Timothy Zahn introduces and develops a story around a mixture of familiar and new characters in a thematic writing style.

1) Describe the introduction of the main characters in the book, including the difference between how Zahn chooses to develop the characters from the Star Wars movies and the new characters.

2) Explain how Zahn's writing style compares to a screenplay and the possible reasons for his choice to write the novel this way.

3) Analyze three examples of how Zahn references the Star Wars films, what the references add to the story, and if the familiarity of the films is a reasonable necessity for the reader.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Leia's discovery of the Imperial source of information at the Palace, the New Republic's process for locating spies, what events lead her to find the system, and the significance of how the ch'hala trees are first introduced in the book.

Essay Topic 3

The Noghri are an important part of the plot in The Last Command.

1) Describe the planet Honoghr, its past problems, and how they were resolved.

2) Explain what the Noghri have experienced with the Empire and how that influences the story.

3) Describe the loyalty of the Noghri to Luke and Leia and its origin.

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