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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. Why is Obi-Wan unhappy with Qui-Gon after the ship takes off?

2. What type of terrain is best for Anakin's engines?

3. What does Padmy do when she asks Boss Nass to help her?

4. What does Qui-Gon feel about his fight with Darth Maul?

5. What happens at the beginning of the race when Anakin guns his engine?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has Queen Amidala decided to return to Naboo?

2. What does Qui-Gon talk to the Jedi Council about?

3. What does Padmy tell Anakin right before the battle and what does he say?

4. What does the Jedi Council decide about Anakin?

5. What do Anakin and Jar Jar hear when they sneak out of their quarters?

6. What happens at the beginning of Anakin's most important race?

7. Why does Anakin get in a fight with Rodian and what does Qui-Gon say?

8. Where does Anakin end up during the fight for Naboo?

9. What happened between Anakin and Padmy after the cruiser was in the air?

10. What are Queen Amidala's plan to help Naboo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The key to Anakin Skywalker's character is his sense of himself as different, with abilities that not even he understands, and with large dreams that he sees as certainties rather than possibilities.

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

2. Do you think someone with Anakin's feelings about himself would have a difficult time relating to other children his age? Why or why not?

3. What do you think you would do if you had Anakin's abilities? Use examples from your life to illustrate your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Yoda probes into the fatal flaw Anakin possesses - his susceptibility to fear. Yoda also crystallizes the reason that a Jedi must be completely free of fear when he proclaims that fear leads to the dark side, to anger and hate, and to suffering.

1. Do you think fear can be a harmful influence in a person's life? Why or why not?

2. Some say fear, not hate, is the opposite of love and that hate is simply the result of fear. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Why?

3. It doesn't seem fair that Anakin can have so much going for him and is being judged for having fear, especially considering his age. Do you think Yoda is being petty? Why or why not?

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