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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 does Gongshun's magic help Song's forces capture?

2. Why is Minister Lu told that Chen Guan has not come to see him in person?

3. Who visits Song Jiang in his tent as he wonders how he will defeat the Northern Capital?

4. How do the local people feel about Fang La?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Song Jiang decide to do in order to celebrate the completion of the 108 chieftains?

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

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

6. How was the commanding general of the seven cavalry troops in the Liao army dressed?

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

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

9. What does the "fortune teller" tell Lu Junyi about his future?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the three amnesty offers given to the Liangshan Marsh bandits.

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

Consider the role of Inspector Ho in the novel.

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