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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 was not one of the chieftains who volunteered to scope out the Yangzi?

2. Who tries on Fang La's fine clothes?

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

4. Who was not one of the chieftains killed during the battle at Runzhou?

5. Where is Lord Chai found?

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

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

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

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

6. How is the plan that Tong Guan, Cai Jing, Gao Qui and Yang Jian devise to do away with the Liangshan Marsh bandits thwarted?

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

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

9. What does Shao Jun tell Song Jiang?

10. Why do Lei Heng and Wu Young visit Zhu Tong?

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

Trace the transformation of Sagacious Lu's personality through the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of religion in the novel.

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