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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. Bel Iblis recalls his raid on ____ , the first time the Empire paid attention.

2. When Mara almost falls asleep, averting disaster, Mara puts the craft on autopilot and fetches the ysalamir, within whose bubble ____.

3. Facing Thrawn, Mara lunges for his throat but ____ restrains her.

4. Karrde returns, complaining about Fey'lya, and dispatches Mara to the ____ system.

5. Bel Iblis organizes the meeting with Mon Mothma and Bail Organa that starts the ____ , for which Mon Mothma now takes credit.

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the deal that Thrawn makes with Mara involving giving Mara time to talk to Karrde and how it affects Mara's opinion of the Empire.

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

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

4. Why isn't Thrawn upset when Luke and Mara escape wit Karrde on the Falcon?

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

6. How does Fey'lya handle the battle over the Katana Fleet?

7. 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.

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

9. Explain the deceptive message that Lando receives from Luke via Winter and the ensuing discussion about the price of the Katana Fleet.

10. Why does Thrawn want to head Leia off at Endor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Foreshadowing is a major theme in the book.

1: List three examples of foreshadowing in the story.

2: Explain how the three examples of foreshadowing that you chose influenced later events in the book.

3. The book is part of a three-book series. What things towards the end of the book seem to foreshadow events in the third book and what opinions do you have of what will happen in the third book as a result of that foreshadowing?

Essay Topic 2

Having read the entire book, explain three lessons that you feel that the book tries to teach and use examples of each from the book to back up your response. Then give at least one example each of how those lessons could be applied to real life. Over all, do you think that the book delivers any important messages? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the book, Leia is pregnant with twins that Thrawn wants.

1. How might Leia's pregnancy have affected her sense of self-preservation?

2. Do you feel that Leia handled the situations that arose throughout the book differently because of her Force sensitivity or the knowledge that her children would be Force sensitive? If not, why not? If so, in what ways?

3. What do you think Thrawn would do to Leia or her children if Thrawn were to catch them?

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