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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 did Shi Qian steal that caused such a row?

2. Why won't merchants sell to Song Jiang?

3. What types of people does Liangshan Marsh accept?

4. What reason does Poxi give for being angry at Song?

5. Who demands that Wu Song stay in his brother's home?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lu Da finally get food when he is at the Waguan Monastery?

2. Why is Song Jiang arrested at the lantern festival?

3. What happens to Wu Song at Zhang's home?

4. How does Coroner Ho know that Wu the Elder has been poisoned?

5. What happens to Wang Jin when he doesn't go to pay his respects to Gao Qui?

6. Why is Lin Chong sent from the prison to the Army fodder depot?

7. What is Lin Chong's punishment for bringing the sword into the inner sanctum?

8. Why is Song Jiang arrested at the lantern festival?

9. Why is Song Jiang upset with Li Kui after his killing rampage in the Zhu Family Village?

10. How does Yang kill Niu Er?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Li Kui's role in the novel. For what is he known?

Essay Topic 2

What crimes has Song Jiang committed that cause him to seek refuge in the Liangshan Marsh stronghold?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the importance of the number 108 in the novel.

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