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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. After Dirk flogs May-may, what does she tell him?
(a) She still wants him to sell her.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She hates him.
(d) She is in love with another man.

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

3. In Chapter 13, what does Liza tell Brock is her reason for sailing to Macao?
(a) To arrange a marriage for Tess.
(b) To order gowns for the ball.
(c) To purchase furniture.
(d) To take another ship back to England.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What ship did Dirk and Brock both work on as teenagers?

2. What organizations are the fighters for the prizefight from?

3. What activity will end the day of festivities?

4. What time does Dirk leave the ball to go see May-may?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why isn't Sarah able to attend Dirk's ball?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why is the note that Longstaff asks to have translated into Chinese puzzling to Horatio and Glessing?

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

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

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