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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 becomes leader of Liangshan Marsh?

2. How much meat does Lu Da tell Zheng he wants to buy?

3. What happens to Lin Chong at the end of ChapterTen?

4. What is Master Wang selling when he discovers the dead monk?

5. Who is the only person in Jizhou who realizes what really happened to the friar and monk?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Song Jiang kill Poxi?

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

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

4. Briefly describe Song Jiang.

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

6. Describe Lu Da's staff.

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

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

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

10. How does Golden Lotus kill Wu Song?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why was it so important to Song Jiang that he and the others be granted amnesty for their crimes?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of religion in the novel.

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