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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Robb, what must arrive in London to keep him and Dirk out of financial trouble?
(a) A load of tea.
(b) The Blue Cloud.
(c) The Russian documents.
(d) The cinchon bark.

2. Who instructs Gordon Chen to do whatever May-may wants?
(a) Culum.
(b) Jin-qua.
(c) Mary Sinclair.
(d) Wu Kwok.

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

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

5. How long is the indenture agreement for the men who arrive with Captain Scragger?
(a) Five years.
(b) One year.
(c) Six months.
(d) Ten years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, how much time does Dirk have to save his trading company?

3. How many nights of sleep does Culum lose over the knoll incident?

4. Who halts all trade between the Chinese and the foreigners?

5. What is Ti-sen wearing when he is brought into the square?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dirk feel about the way Culum solves the problem of the knoll?

2. What is Dirk's reason for firing Captain Perry?

3. If Dirk is unable to save his company, what will become of Brock and why does the outcome bother Dirk?

4. What does Wu Fang Choi request from Dirk when he presents his half coin?

5. Why does Brock plan to replace his clipper ships with steam-powered ships?

6. Why does Jin-qua order Gordon Chen to do anything that May-may requests of him?

7. What are the stakes in the wager that Dirk and Zergeyev make on the prize fight?

8. How does Brock know about Dirk's financial problems?

9. As Zergeyev is judging the gown contest, why does he try to find out who Dirk favors?

10. What does Dirk do to keep the bullion on board his ship a secret when he reaches Hong Kong?

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