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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. Who greets the Jedi when they open the conference room door?

2. What does Padmy find out that makes her fear for the race results?

3. What does Anakin's mother make him promise her?

4. Why is Jar Jar in trouble?

5. Where are the Jedi going to get to the capital city?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Watto order Anakin to do?

2. What happens to Jar Jar when walking through the market?

3. What is one of the tricks of being a successful slave and what are Anakin's secrets?

4. For what do Anakin and Qui-Gon bargain with Watto?

5. What happens in the bongo after the lights come back on and how does Qui-Gon handle the crisis?

6. Why is Anakin racing?

7. What kind of deal does Qui-Gon make with Watto besides the one for the parts?

8. What does Anakin do when Qui-gon goes outside with Watto?

9. What kind of welcome do the three receive in the Gungan city and what does the head man offer?

10. Who does Anakin meet on the Dune Sea and what does he do there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author has laden an insight about life that underlies many of the thematic threads of The Phantom Menace - the fact that exterior appearance does not necessarily indicate the intrinsic value of human beings, and in the case of science fiction, alien life forms as well.

1. What do you think is meant by this statement? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Describe a time when you or someone you know of, has thought one thing about a person and then was proven wrong after getting to know the person.

3. How does the statement above relate to the clique "you can't tell a book by its cover?"

Essay Topic 2

In an epic story like STAR WARS THE PHANTOM MENACE, it is expected that large forces will clash on a grand scale, and that the forces will represent an alignment of Good on one side, and of Evil on the other.

1. What do you think is meant by this statement? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Do you think in any group of people all of the members are either evil or good? Why or why not?

3. Describe a situation in the 21st. Century that you think represents an alignment of Good on one side, and of Evil on the other.

Essay Topic 3

Those familiar with the STAR WARS saga will certainly recall the anthropomorphic nature of C-3PO and R2-D2 in the original movie.

1. What do you think is meant by this statement? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Do you think it's too far fetched to give robots such human personalities? Why or why not?

3. What other types of anthropomorphic non-human characters are famous today? How does anthropomorphic tendencies tie in with how many people see their pets, such as dogs and cats?

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