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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 suspicion does Luke have in Chapter 21?

2. What order does Thrawn give to Col Selid in Chapter 22?

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

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

5. What does Ekhrikhor clan Bakh'tor give to Luke as a sign of truce from the Myneyrshi and Psadans?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What promise does Mara ask Luke to make as they are entering the mountain, and how does he respond?

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

5. How does the meeting of the smugglers at Hijarna depict the doubts of the smugglers in Chapter 15?

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

7. What sign do Luke and Mara find in Chapter 19, and how does Mara explain it?

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

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

10. What deal does Luke offer to C'baoth and how does Mara respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout The Last Command, Luke and Leia both have visions about the Force and future events. Analyze the examples of Luke and Leia's connection with the Force and how it is portrayed in the novel. Also, include the differences in the way that Luke senses things and Leia's visions in the story.

Essay Topic 2

Thrawn uses a certain degree of restraint when dealing with the failures of those he associates with.

1) Describe the way Thrawn reacts to the raid at Trogan.

2) Explain how Thrawn handles the initial events at Bilbringi.

3) Analyze the differences in Thrawn's approach to failures with Darth Vader and the Emperor as well as Thrawn's own reputation.

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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