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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do May-may and Ah-Sam use to see Dirk on his boat during the festivities?
(a) Binoculars.
(b) Their eyes.
(c) A telescope.
(d) Spies.

2. What does Robb say Dirk and Brock's hatred will do to them in the end?
(a) Make them stronger.
(b) Destroy them.
(c) Bring them closer.
(d) Leave one and kill the other.

3. In Chapter 3, how much time does Dirk have to save his trading company?
(a) One week.
(b) One year.
(c) 29 days.
(d) Three months.

4. When Dirk first visits the settlement, who sends a messenger requesting to see him immediately?
(a) May-may.
(b) Jin-qua.
(c) Longstaff.
(d) Wu Kwok.

5. Who is Wu Kwok's father?
(a) Dirk.
(b) Jin-qua.
(c) Wu Fang Choi.
(d) Ti-sen.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what does Dirk bribe Chinese officials?

2. What is Brock's ship called?

3. What does Wu Kwok give Dirk from the Scarlet Cloud?

4. What group is not being forced out of the settlement?

5. Dirk learns that the Turks opened up what empire for British trade?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Dirk's reason for firing Captain Perry?

2. Why does Brock panic when Dirk pays his debt to Brock in silver?

3. Why isn't Sarah able to attend Dirk's ball?

4. What does Wu Fang Choi request from Dirk when he presents his half coin?

5. Why does Dirk have to be very careful when he travels to visit Jin-qua?

6. What are the stakes in the wager that Dirk and Zergeyev make on the prize fight?

7. As Zergeyev is judging the gown contest, why does he try to find out who Dirk favors?

8. Why do the Chinese consider Ti-sen a traitor?

9. How does Gordon Chen build up the Hung Mun in Hong Kong?

10. Why does Jin-qua order Gordon Chen to do anything that May-may requests of him?

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