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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. What do Sarah and Robb argue about before the ball?
(a) Their daughter's wedding.
(b) The baby.
(c) Robb's inability to return to England with Sarah.
(d) Money.

2. Who writes a letter that angers Ti-sen?
(a) Culum.
(b) Brock.
(c) Dirk.
(d) Longstaff.

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

4. Who does Dirk say is responsible for repaying Jin-qua's loan?
(a) Robb.
(b) The Noble House.
(c) Himself.
(d) Culum.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is known as the Tai-Pan of Tai Ping Shan?

3. What does Dirk do to get into May-may's quarters after the two argue over her ball gown?

4. Who wins the ball gown contest?

5. Where does Dirk tell Robb and Culum The Noble House is to be permanently headquartered?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. After finding May-may dressed in a ball gown with her hair styled like an English woman's, what does Dirk do to restore her dignity?

8. Why is Dirk surprised to see Wu Fang Choi's ship in Hong Kong waters?

9. Why does Dirk oppose Longstaff's idea of evacuating Happy Valley?

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

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