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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Alexi Zergeyev's title?
(a) Archduke.
(b) Governor.
(c) Emperor.
(d) Viceroy.

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

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

4. What group is not being forced out of the settlement?
(a) The Russians.
(b) The British.
(c) The Americans.
(d) The Germans.

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

6. Where do the British plan to attack in Chapter 27?
(a) Aberdeen.
(b) Happy Valley.
(c) Russia.
(d) Canton and Peking.

7. Who does Dirk say is responsible for repaying Jin-qua's loan?
(a) The Noble House.
(b) Culum.
(c) Robb.
(d) Himself.

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

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

10. What happens to Dirk as he is traveling back to the settlement in a sedan chair?
(a) He is attacked.
(b) He is kidnapped.
(c) He falls asleep.
(d) He learns May-may is pregnant.

11. Who does Dirk say did not cheat him but rather outsmarted him?
(a) Jin-qua.
(b) Wu Kwok.
(c) Brock.
(d) Longstaff.

12. What does May-may help Mary Sinclair to arrange?
(a) A ball.
(b) An abortion.
(c) A funeral for Gorth.
(d) Her wedding.

13. Dirk learns that the Turks opened up what empire for British trade?
(a) The Indian Empire.
(b) The Spanish Empire.
(c) The Japanese Empire.
(d) The Ottoman Empire.

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

15. Who wins the ball gown contest?
(a) Liza Brock.
(b) Tess Brock.
(c) Mary Sinclair.
(d) May-may.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When Dirk returns home after the ball, who is waiting for him in his living room?

4. Whose servants are secretly all a part of Hung Mun Tong?

5. When does Dirk leave May-may's room on the night of the ball?

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