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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 finds the bodies of Dirk and May-may?
(a) Mary.
(b) Culum.
(c) Brock.
(d) Orlov.

2. Who does Dirk bring to the factory to ride out the storm?
(a) Brock.
(b) Jin-qua.
(c) Tess and Culum.
(d) His crew and naval personnel.

3. What is Horatio ranting about during the storm?
(a) Dirk's plan to marry May-may.
(b) Tess's marriage to Culum.
(c) The opium trade.
(d) Mary's abortion.

4. Who does Dirk tell Brock is to blame for drugging Culum and taking him to a whorehouse?
(a) Tess.
(b) May-may.
(c) Robb.
(d) Gorth.

5. The bishop sends word to Dirk saying there may be cinchona bark at a mission where?
(a) In Bi Tong.
(b) In Canton.
(c) In Quenoy.
(d) In Lo Ting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the bark that might cure May-may but might also be a wives' tale?

2. Who does May-may order to join Dirk in his bed?

3. Who gives Culum the idea to elope with Tess?

4. Which ship collides with the Boston Princess?

5. Who does Dirk ask to be Tai-Tai?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does May-may say will happen to Yin-hsi if Dirk sends her away?

2. Why does Richard Crosse go by the name Roger Blore?

3. How is the White Witch damaged in Chapter 45?

4. According to Culum, how did Dirk use him and Tess?

5. Why do the Russians feel they must control China?

6. Why does Gorth go to the English club looking for Dirk?

7. What causes the wages and costs in Hong Kong to rise above Dirk's expectations?

8. How does Gordon Chen plan to hide the fact that he is the leader of the Triads in Hong Kong from Dirk after Dirk confronts him about whether he is a leader?

9. Why does Dirk want to send Father Sebastian to Peru?

10. After May-may begins to recover from malaria, what does she tell Dirk she will do if he goes back to Hong Kong without her?

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