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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 43.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Dirk and Culum press Brock to grant Culum?
(a) The rights to the knoll.
(b) A quick marriage to Tess.
(c) A position in Brock's company.
(d) Access to Brock's records.

2. Why is Longstaff tired of Hong Kong?
(a) He would rather go home to England.
(b) There are too many problems.
(c) He doesn't like the whorehouses.
(d) There are too many traders there.

3. How long does it take the British to recapture Canton?
(a) One week.
(b) Three months.
(c) A year.
(d) Three weeks.

4. What name does Dirk suggest for the new town in Hong Kong?
(a) Victoria.
(b) London Town.
(c) New England.
(d) Elizabeth.

5. What is the amount of the ransom that the British receive for Canton?
(a) 5,000 pounds.
(b) 6 million taels.
(c) 3 million taels.
(d) 1 million pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Dirk give Gordon to find out who the leader of the Triads in Hong Kong is?

2. What does Skinner's editorial urge the traders to do?

3. What makes Gordon angry about Dirk confronting him regarding the Triads?

4. How does Gordon respond to Dirk when Dirk asks him if he is the leader of the Triads in Hong Kong.

5. Who owns the ship that takes Sarah back to England?

(see the answer key)

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