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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. Mara vows to behave lest she be turned over to mad ____.

2. Before the metallic Grand Dukha stand the thirteen male ____ .

3. Sena asks Han to convince Mon Mothma to invite ____ to join the New Republic.

4. Lando notices beneath gray seat coverings the blue-and-gold upholstery used only on the ____.

5. Mara has always hated the Abregado-rae Spaceport and hopes she is not ____.

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what Sena thinks about the situation with Fey'lya and Ackbar and why Sena feels that way.

2. Why isn't Thrawn upset when Luke and Mara escape wit Karrde on the Falcon?

3. Explain why Sena's request to Han about Bel Iblis and Mon Mothma is a bit strange and what questions it raises.

4. What happens to Mara when she gets the Etherway out of impoundment and how is it ironic?

5. Explain how Leia gets the upper hand over Fey'lya during the battle to get the Katana Fleet back.

6. What are Karrde's motivations for helping Leia and her party recover the Katana Fleet before Fey'lya can get to it?

7. Explain why Lando does not think Bel Iblis is being totally honest about what he's been up to during the time that Bel Iblis was missing.

8. Explain the deceptive message that Lando receives from Luke via Winter and the ensuing discussion about the price of the Katana Fleet.

9. How do you think that the expedition to find the Katana Fleet will go, based on what is learned about this expedition in this section?

10. Why is Mara upset over having to ask for Luke's help?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although the characters listed below are not the main focus in the book, they play important roles. Explain in detail the role that each of the following characters plays in moving the story along:

1. Winter

2. Ferrier

3. Artoo

Essay Topic 2

Many bad decisions are made throughout the book. Choose any one of the following characters and describe a major bad decision which that character made and how it influenced the story. Then describe how you would have changed things if you were in that character's place.

1. Fey'lya

2. Bel Iblis

3. Thrawn

4. Sena

5. C'baoth

Essay Topic 3

Foreshadowing is a major theme in the book.

1: List three examples of foreshadowing in the story.

2: Explain how the three examples of foreshadowing that you chose influenced later events in the book.

3. The book is part of a three-book series. What things towards the end of the book seem to foreshadow events in the third book and what opinions do you have of what will happen in the third book as a result of that foreshadowing?

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