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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 does Leia compare Bel Iblis's chief adviser to in Chapter 14?

2. Who accompanies Mara to find the self-destruct switch in Chapter 25?

3. What do Imperial attack forces use to trap the smugglers at Bilbringi?

4. What is Mon Mothma's concern about the trip to Wayland?

5. What promise does Luke make to Mara in Chapter 24?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the result of the meeting between the Rebels and the Myneyrshi and Psadans?

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

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

4. How is Luke's clone, Luuke, developed?

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

6. How is Thrawn's hit and fade operation launched against Coruscant?

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

8. What attacks the Rebels as the Millennium Falcon's ramp lowers on Wayland?

9. Who are Drang and Sturm, and what is their purpose in the story?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Explain the significance of the meetings that the smugglers have at Chazwa and Trogan. Provide an analysis of the key characters involved, the effect of the meetings on the plot, and the events that influence the position of the smugglers in the war between the Empire and the New Republic.

Essay Topic 3

Luke and Mara have very different pasts with the Empire.

1) Explain Mara's past and how her experiences with the Emperor have preconditioned her to struggle with an internal conflict.

2) Describe Luke's past dealings with the Emperor and how they help Mara work through her confusion.

3) Analyze the differences between Luke and Mara as well as their similarities in their outlook on the Empire and the New Republic.

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