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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. Who gives Culum the idea to elope with Tess?
(a) May-may.
(b) Dirk.
(c) Brock.
(d) Liza.

2. Who does Dirk want to introduce Zergeyev around Washington, D.C.?
(a) Cooper.
(b) Shevaun.
(c) Longstaff.
(d) Tillman.

3. What does Skinner's editorial urge the traders to do?
(a) Purchase tea.
(b) Leave China.
(c) Purchase opium.
(d) Discredit Cunningham.

4. Where do Culum and Dirk agree to have dinner together in Chapter 41?
(a) Dirk's house.
(b) Brock's house.
(c) The club.
(d) At Tess and Culum's house.

5. What name does Dirk suggest for the new town in Hong Kong?
(a) New England.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Victoria.
(d) London Town.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who secretly owns the Oriental Times?

2. How long does Dirk give Gordon to find out who the leader of the Triads in Hong Kong is?

3. What does Brock apologize to Dirk for when they are at the knoll together?

4. Who does Dirk challenge to a duel?

5. What is Monsey sent to tell Longstaff?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dirk remind Gorth that it is against the law to murder a prostitute?

2. In Chapter 49, why does Zergeyev think the Russians will now be able to dominate China?

3. After the typhoon, how does Skinner plan to publish the next issue of his paper?

4. Why does Gorth go to the English club looking for Dirk?

5. According to Culum, how did Dirk use him and Tess?

6. In Chapter 47, why does Dirk move May-may and the others to his factory in Happy Valley?

7. Why does Dirk think Culum should spend more time with Jeff Cooper.

8. What does Dirk hope the information he leaks for the article in the Oriental Times will do?

9. Why do the Russians feel they must control China?

10. Why does Wu Kwok have Scragger killed?

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