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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Wu Kwok give Dirk from the Scarlet Cloud?
2. Who halts all trade between the Chinese and the foreigners?
3. In Chapter 6, what does Brock suggest that he and Dirk do?
4. In Chapter 13, what does Liza tell Brock is her reason for sailing to Macao?
5. What is the amount of the ransom that the British receive for Canton?
Short Essay Questions
1. As Zergeyev is judging the gown contest, why does he try to find out who Dirk favors?
2. How does Longstaff plan to break into China's tea monopoly?
3. How does Brock know about Dirk's financial problems?
4. What is Dirk's reason for firing Captain Perry?
5. Why does Dirk oppose Longstaff's idea of evacuating Happy Valley?
6. Why does May-may think Tess and Culum should marry as quickly as possible?
7. Why do Liza and Tess sail to Macao together?
8. What does Brock do that causes Dirk to accuse him of piracy?
9. Why does Brock panic when Dirk pays his debt to Brock in silver?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How are the relationships between parents and their children represented in this novel? Do the relationships seem healthy? Why or why not? Are there differences between the ways sons and daughters are treated? If so, what are they?
Essay Topic 2
What examples of marriage are portrayed in Tai-Pan? What seems to be the overall view of marriage based on these examples? Does the author use marriages with a purpose in mind? What is the purpose?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the culture clash between the English and the Chinese people in this novel. Where do we see the clash? How does the clash affect the events of the story?
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