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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 owns the ship that takes Sarah back to England?
(a) The East India Company.
(b) Cooper.
(c) Brock.
(d) Culum.

2. In Chapter 6, what does Brock suggest that he and Dirk do?
(a) Enter the opium trade.
(b) Leave the settlement.
(c) Join their companies.
(d) Quit trading.

3. According to Captain Scragger, when will Wu Kwok be in Quemony?
(a) December.
(b) Midsummer's Night.
(c) Boxing Day.
(d) New Year's Day.

4. What trade does Zergeyev offer Dirk as a monopoly in Russia?
(a) Tea.
(b) Cinchon bark.
(c) Rice.
(d) Opium.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With whom does Dirk set sail prior to the ball?

3. Who greets Dirk while the men are unloading the barrels in Chapter 12?

4. Who does Dirk say is responsible for repaying Jin-qua's loan?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Brock do that causes Dirk to accuse him of piracy?

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

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

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

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

7. Why do the merchants think they will be attacked when they are at the Canton settlement?

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

9. When Brock is dressing for the ball, what does he try to hide from Liza?

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

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