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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 is killed during the attack on Zhu Family Village?

2. Why does Lin Chong leave the shack at the depot?

3. Who saves Song and Dai from being killed?

4. To where does Zhang Qing suggest that Wu Song go to escape punishment for the murders he has committed?

5. To what does Shi Qian set fire?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Li Kui.

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

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

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

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

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

7. What do the stewards under Yang Zhi's command decide to tell Governor Liang about the theft of the gifts?

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

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

10. Briefly describe Song Jiang.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Consider the roles of women as they are presented in this novel. Are women presented in a good light? Are they presented as generally bad people? Are there any heroines in the book?

Essay Topic 3

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

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