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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 can Dai Zong not eat while traveling in his magic style?

2. Of what does Civilian Commandant Lui's wife accuse Song Jiang?

3. Why will Li Ting not see Song Jiang or accept his gifts.

4. To what does Shi Qian set fire?

5. What is the Divine Teacher disguised as?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Song Jiang kill Poxi?

2. How does Chao Gai's group trick Yang Zhi's men into letting them steal the gifts?

3. How does Sun the Witch suggest that Wu Song dress so that he will not be arrested?

4. How does Yang kill Niu Er?

5. Why does Lu Da kill Zheng?

6. Briefly describe Song Jiang.

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

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

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

10. Why does Song Jiang not want to be part of a group of bandits?

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 roots of the conflict between the bandits and the Chinese government. Can you pinpoint any one cause of the conflict? How does immorality and perverseness figure into the reasons why the conflict continues to escalate until all of the bandits are either dead or no longer interested in serving in government?

Essay Topic 3

Consider the role of Inspector Ho in the novel.

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