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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. Unable to bear letting Karrde think she has betrayed him, Mara risks breaking into ____.

2. The maitrakh talks about losing ____ sons in Imperial service.

3. When Wedge speaks up, he is threatened with ____ .

4. Sena asks Han to convince Mon Mothma to invite ____ to join the New Republic.

5. C'baoth declares that Thrawn is Mara's enemy and her goal is to take his ____ away.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Mara and Thrawn meet at Endor?

2. Explain how the maitrakh's talk about losing four sons to Imperial service influences Leia's attitudes and actions in this section.

3. How does the book end, according to Luke's discovery?

4. How would you describe the mental state of Mara Jade up to this point in the book?

5. Explain why Sena's request to Han about Bel Iblis and Mon Mothma is a bit strange and what questions it raises.

6. Mara seems to be only interested in her own self-preservation, except where Talon Karrde is concerned. Why do you think that Mara cares so much for Talon Karrde?

7. What happens to Mara when she gets the Etherway out of impoundment and how is it ironic?

8. Although they were earlier called abominations, droids, namely Artoo, play a huge role in this section of the book. Explain how Artoo comes to look and Mara's rescue in this section.

9. Explain how Leia's actions in this section with regard to purifying the Noghiri home world probably saved Leai from capture by Thrawn.

10. Explain why Lando does not think Bel Iblis is being totally honest about what he's been up to during the time that Bel Iblis was missing.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although the characters listed below are not the main focus in the book, they play important roles. Explain in detail the role that each of the following characters plays in moving the story along:

1. Winter

2. Ferrier

3. Artoo

Essay Topic 2

Many bad decisions are made throughout the book. Choose any one of the following characters and describe a major bad decision which that character made and how it influenced the story. Then describe how you would have changed things if you were in that character's place.

1. Fey'lya

2. Bel Iblis

3. Thrawn

4. Sena

5. C'baoth

Essay Topic 3

Besides good versus evil, list three main themes that ran throughout the book and give at least two examples of each.

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