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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. Where do the bandits take Song Jiang after killing the government soldiers?

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

3. What do Song Jiang's guards say they owe him in Chapter Thirty-Six?

4. How many men were killed when the Liangshan Marsh bandits raided Jiangzhou?

5. What does Lin Chong promise to do when he finds the ancient temple in Chapter Nine?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the old man tell the infant Ren Zong that makes him stop crying?

3. How do Yang Zhi and Lu Da take over Precious Pearl Monastery?

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

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

6. Describe Li Kui.

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

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

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

10. Why is Lin Chong sent from the prison to the Army fodder depot?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Chao Gai decides to act upon the Red-Haired Demon's suggestion that they steal the birthday gifts intended for Cai the Premier he does so with the rationalization that these gifts were purchased with stolen money so it is not a crime to steal them back. Do you believe this rationalization is solid? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Consider the role of Inspector Ho 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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