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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 does Lu Junyi decide to go to try to avoid his bad fortune?

2. After the Liao forces are defeated, how many of the original chieftains remain?

3. Who wrote the letter that Dai Zong delivers to Marshal Su?

4. Who had secretly made up his mind to surrender to Song's forces?

5. What spirit saved Song Jiang?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Chen Zhu killed?

2. How does the mystic queen tell Song he must defeat the Zodiac Deployment?

3. How does Song Jiang suggest the bandits fight as they are preparing for attack?

4. How does Jin Jie's wife advise him to tell Song Jiang of his plans to surrender.

5. Why do the officials decide to go ahead with the yearly lantern festival?

6. What formation do the government armies decide they will use when they try to attack Song Jiang's forces the second time?

7. Why is Lei Heng singled out when he goes to listen to Bai Xiuying sing?

8. What does Shao Jun tell Song Jiang?

9. What does Song Jiang do to memorialize Song Wan?

10. How does Yan Qing keep Li Shishi from going too far in her advancements?

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 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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Chao Gai's role in the novel. What did he do before he sought refuge in the stronghold?

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