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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 happens to Wu the Elder?

2. What does Dai Zong tie to his legs to travel so quickly?

3. To what does Shi Qian set fire?

4. Who tells Wu the Elder about his wife's lover?

5. How does Mistress Yan keep Song in the room with Poxi?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Song Jiang kill Poxi?

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

3. What does Wu Song's principal "Don't pass one without having three" mean?

4. What does Lu Da tell the waiter at the Pan family tavern to do?

5. What reasons does Wu Song give Song Jiang that the two should not travel together?

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

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

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

9. What does Song Jiang do for the old man who told him the secret of the circular, confusing paths around the Zhu Family Village?

10. Why can the Ruan Brothers no longer fish near Liangshan Marsh?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the three amnesty offers given to the Liangshan Marsh bandits.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of religion in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Consider the poisoning of Li Kui. Should Song have poisoned Li? Or do you think he should have allowed Li to live and get revenge for the murders of Song and Lu? How does this final action by Song Jiang solidify his personality?

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