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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. Chimaera heads for the ____ system.

2. Lando notices beneath gray seat coverings the blue-and-gold upholstery used only on the ____.

3. After the battle, Katana's hull is repaired in record time and the Force guides Luke through the debris to ____ 's side.

4. Han and Lando aboard the Coral Vanda scan the Tralla Room as the transparent submersible ____ floats amidst the glorious coral reefs of Pantolomin.

5. Suddenly, the Escort Frigate Quenfis appears, and Captain ____ places the boarding party under arrest.

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Luke's opinion of C'baoth and Mara's opinion of C'baoth differ.

2. Explain what Sena thinks about the situation with Fey'lya and Ackbar and why Sena feels that way.

3. On Coruscant, what does Karrde say about his discovery of the Katana Fleet and how do Mon Mothma and Fey'lya take the news?

4. Fey'lya charges that Han wants the glory of presenting the Katana fleet to bring about Fey'lya's downfall and Ackbar's restoration. Han insists that he wants justice. Which of the two do you agree with?

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

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

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

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

9. Making a final survey of the ship before retiring, Thrawn takes in stride Pellaeon's report that the Falcon is being put into vehicle deep storage, but reacts to what news and in what way?

10. 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.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose the character that you identify with most in the story. Use at least three examples from your own life and at least three from the book to explain why you feel so close to that character.

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

Redemption is a big theme in the book, such as when Han mentions to Fey'lya that it is not too late to back away and drop the lies that Fey'lya is telling about Ackbar.

1. Define what redemption means to you.

2. Explain three places that redemption is mentioned in the book.

3. Give a real life example of someone that you know achieving redemption for something.

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