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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 takes Song Jiang to view the lanterns?

2. What is Song Jiang's job in the Jiangzhou prison?

3. Under what pretense does Wu Song lure the neighbors into his brother's home to witness Golden Lotus' confession?

4. How long was Wu Song gone on his journey?

5. Who put the poison in the wine?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Shi En, the prison guard, treat Wu Song so well while he is in jail?

3. Why does Song Jiang kill Poxi?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Lu Da kill Zheng?

10. What does the prefect decide was the cause of the death of the friar and the monk?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of superstition in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

In the conclusion of the novel, who were the ultimate winners? Although the bandits were able to save their country from a formidable foe (the Liaos) they never got the military or governmental honors and prestige they wanted. Write an essay in which you attempt to determine who were the winners of this conflict. Explain your answer.

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