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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. How do the local people feel about Fang La?

2. Why does Lei Heng kill Xiuying?

3. Who is captured by the Liangshan Marsh bandits during the battles in Chapter Fifty-five?

4. With what does Li Kui kill Ren Yuan?

5. What does Zheng use to kill Ten Feet of Steele?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Song Jiang give Li Kui poisoned wine?

4. What does Guan Sheng propose he do for the bandits as his entrance gift?

5. How does Tang Long suggest that the bandits lure Xu Ning to their stronghold so he can teach them to fight with barbed lances?

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

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

8. What does Shao Jun tell Song Jiang?

9. What happens during the mass service at Liangshan Marsh?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the devices that Song used to get men to join the bandit forces. Find three examples of unusual devices that Song uses to get certain men into the stronghold. What is your opinion of his devices? Do you think it is acceptable to trick people, sometimes causing them to become criminals, in order to get them into the group?

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

Discuss the role of religion in the novel.

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