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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 | Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Dirk tell Robb and Culum The Noble House is to be permanently headquartered?
(a) Canton.
(b) Happy Valley.
(c) England.
(d) Hong Kong.

2. The Chinese call Straun and Company another name. What is it?
(a) Ah-Gip.
(b) The Great House.
(c) Tai-Pan.
(d) The Noble House.

3. What office does Dirk plan to run for?
(a) A seat in Parliament.
(b) Mandarin.
(c) President of the U.S.
(d) Tai-Pan.

4. In Chapter 6, what does Brock suggest that he and Dirk do?
(a) Join their companies.
(b) Quit trading.
(c) Enter the opium trade.
(d) Leave the settlement.

5. With whom is May-May waiting in Dirk's quarters when he returns from his first meeting with Jin-qua?
(a) Mary Sinclair.
(b) Culum.
(c) Ah-Sam.
(d) Ah-Gip.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wu Kwok give Dirk from the Scarlet Cloud?

2. In Chapter 1, who takes possession of Hong Kong?

3. As they are standing in the square waiting for Ti-sen to be sentenced, whom does Dirk stop from talking to the crowd?

4. Why is Ti-sen considered a traitor to the emperor?

5. What ship did Dirk and Brock both work on as teenagers?

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