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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. If he cannot obtain credit through his normal channels, whom is Ian considering asking for money?

2. Whom is Suslev waiting for at the safe house the night before Sinders arrives?

3. Who initially located Bartlett in the mudslide?

4. Whom does Suslev meet with who is a specialist in chemical interrogation?

5. From where did Ian watch the big race?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Gornt not know about the Struan business?

2. What is Ian's initial reaction to Grant's letter about the spy group?

3. What is the deal that Casey offers Ian?

4. What does Armstrong have to remind himself when he is interrogating Kwok?

5. What happens during the meeting between Plumm and Suslev at the Sinclair Towers?

6. What does Choy want from Ian in return for the half-coin?

7. What happens when Paul Choy asks his father for money to gamble in the stock market?

8. What orders does Moscow Center give to Crosse?

9. Where does Grant suggest that Ian invest and why?

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 reasons why Clavell would have chosen to write this book in the third person point of view rather than the first person. What difference would it make to the reader?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Ian Dunross and Quillan Gornt. Be specific. Among other things include emotional traits, relationships with people, business relationships, familial ties, etc.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the purpose or role of the landslide to the story.

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