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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 monastery do Yang Zhi and Lu Da decide to try to overtake?

2. How does Old Jin save Lu Da?

3. What did Shi Qian steal that caused such a row?

4. What does Li Kui do with the money that Song Jiang gives him?

5. What is Wang Jin's profession?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why has Lord Chai lost some of his fondness for Wu Song?

3. What does Wang the Third suggest to Chao Gai as a money-making opportunity?

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

5. How does Wu Song become a constable in Qinche?

6. What mistake does Wu Yong make on the letter that he sends to Cai Jing?

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. How does Golden Lotus kill Wu Song?

9. When Liangshan Marsh was first started as a stronghold, what was its purpose?

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

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

Discuss the importance of the number 108 in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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