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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. Who is Wu Kwok's father?
(a) Dirk.
(b) Jin-qua.
(c) Wu Fang Choi.
(d) Ti-sen.

2. What is Ti-sen wearing when he is brought into the square?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Chains.
(c) A kimono.
(d) A blindfold.

3. Which European woman is pregnant with a Chinese child?
(a) Tess Brock.
(b) Mary Sinclair.
(c) Shevaun.
(d) Liza Brock.

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

5. What is the Hung Mun Tong?
(a) The Chinese name for Dirk.
(b) A secret Chinese society.
(c) The Chinese name for the opium trade.
(d) A ship.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who orchestrates the run on Dirk's bank?

3. Who instructs Gordon Chen to do whatever May-may wants?

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

5. What group is not being forced out of the settlement?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Brock panic when Dirk pays his debt to Brock in silver?

2. Why does Dirk view Hong Kong as a valuable prize?

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

4. Why doesn't Dirk want to move their operations out of Happy Valley?

5. How does Longstaff plan to break into China's tea monopoly?

6. Who are the three people that Dirk must send to England to receive an English education.

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

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

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

10. Why does Dirk have to be very careful when he travels to visit Jin-qua?

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