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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. Whom does Casey talk to about her relationship with Bartlett?

2. What does Ian remove from his safety deposit box at the bank late at night?

3. Who is head of Par-Con after Bartlett dies?

4. Whom does Casey meet in the parking lot after she leaves the party?

5. Who gives Bartlett his proxy vote for Par-Con?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens in Four Fingers Wu's family after the mudslide?

3. What is the deal that Casey offers Ian?

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

5. What deal to Sinders and Ian make?

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

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

8. What does Gornt tell Bartlett about Orlanda?

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

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

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

Choose one of the following characters: Lincoln Bartlett, Casey Tcholok, or Paul Choy. Discuss how that character developed through the novel. Include any specific event or encounter that was a catalyst for change.

Essay Topic 3

What does the reader learn about tai-pans and the Hong Kong business world from the description of the closely guarded ceremony when Ian Dunross became tai-pan?

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