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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 chosen to lead the mass?

2. What does Lu Junyi request of Song?

3. What spirit saved Song Jiang?

4. Which chieftain accuses Song Jiang of being a skirt chaser?

5. Which Ruan brother is piloting the boat that carries the Imperial wine?

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

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

4. What does Shao Jun tell Song Jiang?

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

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

7. Under what stipulations is Li Kui allowed to go with Wu Yong to persuade Lu Junyi to join the bandits?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Prepare a character sketch for Song Jiang. Include a physical description, description of his moral values in addition to his role in the action of the novel.

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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