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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. Why is Longstaff tired of Hong Kong?

2. What activity will end the day of festivities?

3. When does Dirk leave May-may's room on the night of the ball?

4. What ship did Dirk and Brock both work on as teenagers?

5. What is Ti-sen wearing when he is brought into the square?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Dirk oppose Longstaff's idea of evacuating Happy Valley?

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

5. Why do Liza and Tess sail to Macao together?

6. When Brock is dressing for the ball, what does he try to hide from Liza?

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

8. What does Sarah tell Dirk about Robb's last message to him?

9. How does Brock know about Dirk's financial problems?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the culture clash between the English and the Chinese people in this novel. Where do we see the clash? How does the clash affect the events of the story?

Essay Topic 2

What point of view is used to tell this story? Why is it necessary to use this point of view? Would another perspective work? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What changes does Culum undergo through the course of the novel? What causes the changes? Is he truly ready to be tai pan at the close of the novel?

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