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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what does the feng shui expert say Dirk's house is built?
(a) A bear's back.
(b) A lion's tail.
(c) A dragon's claw.
(d) A dragon's eyeball.

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

3. Why do Robb and Liza leave the ball?
(a) Sarah goes into labor.
(b) They leave to have a tryst.
(c) Dirk orders them to leave.
(d) Liza becomes ill.

4. Whose proposal of marriage does Mary Sinclair accept?
(a) Glessing's.
(b) Horatio's.
(c) Dirk's.
(d) Culum's.

5. What time does Dirk leave the ball to go see May-may?
(a) 11:30.
(b) He doesn't leave the ball.
(c) Midnight.
(d) 6 p.m.

6. What kind of a ship do Dirk and Culum see from the mountain?
(a) A pirate ship.
(b) A steam-powered battleship.
(c) A clipper ship.
(d) A lorcha.

7. What is Brock's ship called?
(a) The Black Witch.
(b) The Resting Cloud.
(c) The White Witch.
(d) The Scarlet Cloud.

8. As they are standing in the square waiting for Ti-sen to be sentenced, whom does Dirk stop from talking to the crowd?
(a) Longstaff.
(b) Cooper.
(c) Mauss.
(d) Culum.

9. When Dirk returns home after the ball, who is waiting for him in his living room?
(a) The bishop.
(b) Jin-qua.
(c) May-may.
(d) Culum.

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

11. What does Dirk do to get into May-may's quarters after the two argue over her ball gown?
(a) She leaves the door open.
(b) He knocks and waits for her to answer.
(c) He climbs through the window.
(d) He breaks down the door.

12. Who visits Dirk in Canton in Chapter 15?
(a) Wu Fang Choi.
(b) Jin-qua.
(c) Mary Sinclair.
(d) Ti-sen.

13. What does Zergeyev promise to send to Dirk and Longstaff?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Caviar.
(c) Shrimp.
(d) Lobster.

14. With whom does Dirk set sail prior to the ball?
(a) The expeditionary force.
(b) Wu Fang Choi.
(c) Brock.
(d) Jin-qua.

15. According to Captain Scragger, when will Wu Kwok be in Quemony?
(a) Midsummer's Night.
(b) New Year's Day.
(c) December.
(d) Boxing Day.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the indenture agreement for the men who arrive with Captain Scragger?

2. Who does May-may tell Gordon Chen she wants killed in Macao?

3. Who replaces Ah-Gip as May-may's servant?

4. Who is May-may?

5. Who does Dirk bet on in the prizefight?

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