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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 type of pet are Drang and Sturm?

2. What does Luke compare the darkness of the mountain to on Wayland?

3. Who does Mara think might be responsible for the clawbird carcass she and Luke discover?

4. As reported by Imperial intelligence, what is the probability that the Rebels will target Tangrene?

5. What is on the data card that Ghent hands to Leia at the end of Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ferrier die at the meeting of the smugglers on Hijarna?

2. How do the Rebels discover that C'baoth is inside of the throne room?

3. How is Wayland described, and what are Han's concerns when the Millennium Falcon lands there?

4. How is Thrawn destroyed?

5. What disagreement do Fey'lya and Mon Mothma have in Chapter 20?

6. What method does the New Republic use to locate the cloaked asteroids on Coruscant?

7. What surprising tactical decision does Thrawn make at the end of Chapter 20?

8. How does Mara begin to understand what Luke is going through in Chapter 19 and see things from a different perspective?

9. What position does the New Republic offer Mara, and how does The Last Command end?

10. What is Leia's dream in the beginning of Chapter 14, and how does she respond to it?

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

The Imperial "hit and fade" operation causes major problems for the New Republic and the city of Coruscant.

1) Describe Thrawn's hit and fade operation in detail along with how it is executed.

2) Explain the Rebel's attempts to stop Thrawn from launching the hit and fade operation on Coruscant.

3) Describe the methods that the New Republic uses to locate and capture the cloaked asteroids released by Thrawn.

Essay Topic 3

Luke Skywalker is introduced while he is on the planet Calius.

1) Describe the purpose of Luke's mission on Calius.

2) Explain the significance of the meeting with Karrde on Calius and the effects of it during the remainder of the book.

3) Describe Luke's mastery of the Force, how complete it is, and the reasons behind the level of his training.

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