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

2. With what does Dirk bribe Chinese officials?
(a) Money.
(b) Special privileges.
(c) Tea.
(d) Opium.

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

4. In Chapter 1, who takes possession of Hong Kong?
(a) The Germans.
(b) The Chinese.
(c) The Russians.
(d) The British.

5. What activity will end the day of festivities?
(a) Dirk and May-may's wedding.
(b) The ball.
(c) The sale of Hong Kong.
(d) Culum and Tess's wedding.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What office does Dirk plan to run for?

3. In what village does Dirk wait for Wu Kwok?

4. What do Sarah and Robb argue about before the ball?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dirk believe he will be able to do if he gets the trade monopoly in Russia?

2. How does Gordon Chen build up the Hung Mun in Hong Kong?

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

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

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

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

7. Why do the Chinese consider Ti-sen a traitor?

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

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

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

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