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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 captured by the Liangshan Marsh bandits during the battles in Chapter Fifty-five?

2. How does Shi Qian get into the Northern Capital?

3. Under what does Shi Qian hide his equipment used to start the fire?

4. What does Chai Jin steal from Inspector Wang?

5. For how many days is the lantern festival to be celebrated?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Song Jiang do to memorialize Song Wan?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the ending of the novel. Is the ending satisfactory? What has happened to all of the bandit chieftains? What about the ones who plotted against them?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the importance of the number 108 in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

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

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