2. Which of the following is not obtained by Webb during his shopping trip?
(a) Ice pick.
(b) Fishing line.
(c) Hunting knife.
(d) A white business shirt.

3. For what purpose is the house in Victoria Peak used?
(a) A sterile house for a covert operation.
(b) A location to house the kidnapped Marie.
(c) It is Yao Ming's residence.
(d) It is McAllister's vacation home.

4. Which statement best describes Webb's limo driver?
(a) Solemn and somewhat belligerent.
(b) Tired and middle-aged.
(c) Energetic and elderly.
(d) Young and talkative.

5. What does Ballantyne reveal to Staples about the story McAllister has told Staples?
(a) The story is all lies.
(b) The story is meant to protect Webb.
(c) The story is partially true.
(d) The story is actually worse than he described.

6. Who is Ian Ballantyne?
(a) Commander in Chief.
(b) Chief of Royal Affairs.
(c) Chief of Crown Colonial Affairs.
(d) Chief of Police.

7. When speaking with Marie at a football game, how does Webb state he would kill someone like himself?
(a) With a sniper gun.
(b) With a car bomb.
(c) With a poison dart.
(d) With a tranquilizer.

8. What does Marie take from the hospital guard?
(a) Money and a passport.
(b) Identification and a credit card.
(c) Traveler's checks and a gun.
(d) Money and a credit card.

9. Which of the following helps Webb locate the taipan with whom he is supposed to meet?
(a) Guards holding radios.
(b) All of the above.
(c) A caricature whore.
(d) An out-of-breath Chinese man in a business suit.

10. Why does Webb feel the limousine service advertised in the shopping center will be helpful?
(a) Limousine drivers can get their passengers around quickly.
(b) Limousine drivers make traveling less boring.
(c) Limousine drivers know the good restaurants.
(d) Limousine drivers know the ins and out of a city.

11. To serve as a distraction in the cabaret, what action does one customer take?
(a) He breaks a bottle over the bar.
(b) He sets fire to the cabaret.
(c) He starts a fight with other customers.
(d) He sets off a smoke bomb.

12. At the end of Chapter 10, what does Webb ask the men to do?
(a) Hand over his wife.
(b) Drop their weapons.
(c) Spare his life.
(d) Kill him mercifully.

13. In addition to serving as a "watchdog" for the meeting between McAllister and Havilland in Chapter 2, who is John Reilly?
(a) A member of the NSC.
(b) A member of the PRC.
(c) A State Department colleague.
(d) A U.S. ambassador.

14. How does the character Cactus aid Webb?
(a) All of the above.
(b) Photographing Webb in several suits.
(c) Giving him various "looks."
(d) Preparing aged documents.

15. What does McAllister learn from Lin about Marie's physical status?
(a) Marie is being aggressive toward her captors.
(b) Marie is suffering from seizures and memory lapses.
(c) Marie is having panic attacks.
(d) Marie is in a coma.