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Tai-Pan Quiz

James Clavell
This Study Guide consists of approximately 123 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Tai-Pan.

Tai-Pan Quiz

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1)

Which European woman is pregnant with a Chinese child? (from Chapter 21 | Chapter 22)

Shevaun.
Liza Brock.
Tess Brock.
Mary Sinclair.
2)

What is Horatio ranting about during the storm? (from Chapter 49)

The opium trade.
Mary's abortion.
Dirk's plan to marry May-may.
Tess's marriage to Culum.
3)

When Dirk returns home after the ball, who is waiting for him in his living room? (from Chapter 25 | Chapter 26)

May-may.
Jin-qua.
The bishop.
Culum.
4)

Why do Robb and Liza leave the ball? (from Chapter 23 | Chapter 24)

They leave to have a tryst.
Liza becomes ill.
Dirk orders them to leave.
Sarah goes into labor.
5)

Whose proposal of marriage does Mary Sinclair accept? (from Chapter 27 | Chapter 28)

Dirk's.
Culum's.
Glessing's.
Horatio's.
6)

Where is the bishop's palace? (from Chapter 33 | Chapter 34)

In Canton.
Near the Great Wall.
In Happy Valley.
In Quenoy.
7)

What cuts off Glessing's arm? (from Chapter 49)

Brock's sword.
A falling tree.
A pane of glass.
A falling flagpole.
8)

What does Skinner lose in the storm? (from Chapter 50)

His life.
His daughter.
His printing equipment.
His home.
9)

Who secretly owns the Oriental Times? (from Chapter 31 | Chapter 32)

May-may.
Brock.
Longstaff.
Dirk.
10)

What does May-may ask Dirk to do after their argument over her ball gown? (from Chapter 25 | Chapter 26)

Allow her to marry another man.
Throw her into the streets.
Sell her.
Marry her.
11)

What name does Dirk suggest for the new town in Hong Kong? (from Chapter 43)

New England.
London Town.
Elizabeth.
Victoria.
12)

Who left a briefcase with the bishop, which the bishop gives to Dirk? (from Chapter 35 | Chapter 36)

Zergeyev.
Longstaff.
Brock.
The emperor.
13)

Where do the British plan to attack in Chapter 27? (from Chapter 27 | Chapter 28)

Happy Valley.
Canton and Peking.
Aberdeen.
Russia.
14)

When does Brock tell Dirk he will have anything to do with Tess and Culum after they are married? (from Chapter 46)

When Brock is tai-pan.
When Tess has her first child.
When Culum is tai-pan.
Never.
15)

Who volunteers to judge the ball gown after Quance leaves? (from Chapter 23 | Chapter 24)

Brock.
Culum.
Liza.
Zergeyev.
16)

Who does Dirk want to introduce Zergeyev around Washington, D.C.? (from Chapter 42)

Shevaun.
Longstaff.
Tillman.
Cooper.
17)

What does Brock apologize to Dirk for when they are at the knoll together? (from Chapter 46)

Gorth's behavior and summoning Dirk to the knoll.
Nothing.
Tricking him.
Tess and Culum's marriage.
18)

Who fills May-may in on everything that happened while she was ill? (from Chapter 39 | Chapter 40)

Dirk.
Mary Sinclair.
Ah-Sam.
Ah-Gip.
19)

Who is Dirk surprised to see at the factory during the storm? (from Chapter 48)

Brock.
Horation.
Wu Kwok.
Robb.
20)

Who finds the bodies of Dirk and May-may? (from Chapter 50)

Brock.
Culum.
Mary.
Orlov.
21)

What is the bark that might cure May-may but might also be a wives' tale? (from Chapter 31 | Chapter 32)

Poplar bark.
Eucalyptus bark.
Cherry tree bark.
Cinchona bark.
22)

Where do Culum and Dirk agree to have dinner together in Chapter 41? (from Chapter 41)

The club.
Brock's house.
At Tess and Culum's house.
Dirk's house.
23)

What does Dirk do while he waits for word about the missing Culum? (from Chapter 35 | Chapter 36)

Prays.
Visits a whorehouse.
Tries to work.
Searches the streets for Culum.
24)

In Chapter 42, how many days ahead of Dirk's ship is Brock's ship on the way to England? (from Chapter 42)

Six days.
One day.
Three days.
Five days.
25)

What does Dirk do to get into May-may's quarters after the two argue over her ball gown? (from Chapter 23 | Chapter 24)

He breaks down the door.
She leaves the door open.
He climbs through the window.
He knocks and waits for her to answer.
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