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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. Who won the big race?

2. What method were the police using on Kwok to make him talk?

3. How long did the initial landslide take?

4. Who calls Ian during his dinner with Casey?

5. Where was Suslev when the mudslide occurred?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What deal to Sinders and Ian make?

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

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

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

6. What is the plan for kidnapping Ian?

7. What does Gornt tell Bartlett about Orlanda?

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

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

10. What files does Ian give to Sinders?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 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?

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