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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. What disaster befalls Hong Kong?

2. Who meets with Suslev but does not know he is KGB?

3. Who tells Bartlett that there is no way that Gornt can take over Struan?

4. What does Grant tell Ian about Arthur?

5. What did Tiptop want Ian to get for him that was apparently part of a deal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Paul Choy take from the body of Four Fingers Wu?

2. What was the disagreement between Casey and Bartlett at breakfast on the morning of the big race?

3. Why is Suslev not happy about his interrogation at police headquarters?

4. What is Casey's mood when she finds out that Bartlett is going out without her?

5. What is in Grant's letter to Ian about the Soviet spy group in Hong Kong?

6. What does Ian threaten to do if Kwok is not released?

7. What is the deal that will be announced in the racetrack clubhouse before the big race with a formal announcement to follow on Monday?

8. What happened at the end of the big race?

9. What is the deal that Casey offers Ian?

10. Ian is so involved in the money end of the deal with the Tiptop and the Struan stock that he does not realize what?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the gun-smuggling incident. What is its significance? Did it start a chain of events? If so, explain the chain of events.

Essay Topic 2

What was the significance of the half-coins that Ian Dunross received when he became tai-pan? What action did Ian have to take based on these coins?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the East-West culture clash that occurs in this book. Be specific using examples from the story.

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