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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. What was the amount of the gift that Song's prison superintendent expected?

2. Who causes trouble for Lin Chong's wife in the temple?

3. What medicine does Wu the Elder believe he is being given?

4. What do Song Jiang's guards say they owe him in Chapter Thirty-Six?

5. With how many weapons does Wang Jin teach Shi Jin to be adept?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Shi En, the prison guard, treat Wu Song so well while he is in jail?

2. How does Golden Lotus kill Wu Song?

3. How do Yang Zhi and Lu Da take over Precious Pearl Monastery?

4. Why is Song Jiang arrested at the lantern festival?

5. Briefly describe Song Jiang.

6. How does Yang kill Niu Er?

7. What does the old man tell the infant Ren Zong that makes him stop crying?

8. How does Wu Song become a constable in Qinche?

9. What reasons does Wu Song give Song Jiang that the two should not travel together?

10. Why does Song Jiang believe that the Liangshan Marsh bandits will accept them into their group?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the role of Inspector Ho in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

In the conclusion of the novel, who were the ultimate winners? Although the bandits were able to save their country from a formidable foe (the Liaos) they never got the military or governmental honors and prestige they wanted. Write an essay in which you attempt to determine who were the winners of this conflict. Explain your answer.

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