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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Banastasio?
(a) An assistant to Bartlett.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) An American gangster.
(d) An Italian mobster.

2. Who is Alexi Ivanovitch Travkin?
(a) Ian's horse trainer.
(b) A friend of Gornt's.
(c) Kwok's broker.
(d) A KGB spy.

3. Who is Paul Havergill?
(a) Casey's boyfriend.
(b) Attorney for Gornt.
(c) CID policeman.
(d) Financial adviser to Bartlett.

4. Whom do the Chens and Ian blame for the kidnapping of John Chen?
(a) Bartlett.
(b) The triads.
(c) The gun smugglers.
(d) Gornt.

5. Who called Mata from Taipei?
(a) Ah Tam.
(b) Tang-po.
(c) Venus Poon.
(d) Tsu-yan.

6. Whom does Crosse tell Kwok that he thinks is the mole?
(a) Chen.
(b) Armstrong.
(c) Marlowe.
(d) Bartlett.

7. Where is the KGB safe house?
(a) Harborside Towers.
(b) Gornt Towers.
(c) Hong Kong Towers.
(d) Sinclair Towers.

8. How much credit does Ian want to set up with Havergill?
(a) $2 million.
(b) $1 million.
(c) $.5 million.
(d) $5 million.

9. After hearing about the spy ring, who did Kwok think was the mole in Hong Kong?
(a) Crosse.
(b) Armstrong.
(c) Chen.
(d) Struan.

10. When Jamie Kirk calls Ian, he introduces himself as a friend of whom?
(a) Armstrong.
(b) Bartlett.
(c) Grant.
(d) Mata.

11. What kind of syndicate do Tung, Chin, and Mata run?
(a) Gambling and gold.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Gun smuggling.
(d) Oil.

12. Who explained how the gold smuggling operations function to Ian Dunross?
(a) Armstrong.
(b) Grant.
(c) Crosse.
(d) Kwok.

13. Why did Ian go the Happy Valley Race Track on Wednesday morning?
(a) To check on what was happening at the track.
(b) To exercise his horses.
(c) To meet with Gornt.
(d) To meet with the police.

14. Who pushed Ian Dunross's father out of the role of tai-pan of the Noble House?
(a) Alastair Struan.
(b) Diane Chen.
(c) John Chen.
(d) Ian Dunross.

15. Marlowe tells Armstrong that the arms that were smuggled into Hong Kong were intended for whom?
(a) Street gangs.
(b) Vietcong guerrillas.
(c) Drug smugglers.
(d) Pirates.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who introduced Casey to Gornt at the party?

2. Who was the spy ring's contact in New York?

3. Who is Sinders?

4. Who kills the murderer of John Chen?

5. At the start of the novel, who was the tai-pan of Noble House?

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