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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 controls the planet Tatooine?

2. What happens while the two Jedi are waiting in the room?

3. Why does Anakin invite Qui-Gon and his group to Anakin's house?

4. What is Anakin Skywalker's home planet so hot?

5. How do the Jedi get to the surface?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Anakin an unusual Podracer and how does he make up for it?

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

3. Why is Anakin racing?

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

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

6. What type of dream does Anakin have the night before the race? How does he leave the dream?

7. What does Qui-Gon think about the blockade around Naboo?

8. What does Jar Jar offer to do and how do they have to get there?

9. Where is Nute Gunray and the Queen of Naboo when Theed falls to the Federation troops?

10. How did Jedi Knights originate and what do they do in the present of this novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The emotional roller coaster of the day ends with the profound sorrow and sense of loss that Anakin feels about having to leave his mother behind, not knowing when he will see her again.

1. Do you think a mother who allows her seven year old son to leave home is a bad mother? Why or why not?

2. Explain how you might make a choice like Anakin's. Would you decide to leave you mother? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Coincidence in life is one thing, but coincidence in literature and storytelling is another. The general rule that most writers learn is that it's safe to use coincidence in a story when the result is to get the hero into trouble, or into more trouble than he or she is already in. If the writer succumbs to the temptation to use coincidence to get the hero out of trouble, or to serve the necessities of the plot, the reader's enjoyment diminishes because the natural skeptic in the reader says, "this isn't plausible."

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

2. Do you think this statement is true? Why or why not?

3. Why do you think something that happens in real life might not be believable in a novel? Support your answer with examples from both real life and fiction.

4. How do you think the cliche "the truth is stranger than fiction" corresponds to this statement?

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