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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. Who does Culum tell Brock gave him the idea to elope with Tess?
2. Who is the leader of the Triads in Macao?
3. How does Gordon respond to Dirk when Dirk asks him if he is the leader of the Triads in Hong Kong.
4. How long does Dirk give Gordon to find out who the leader of the Triads in Hong Kong is?
5. In Chapter 37, who is the letter from that Culum delivers to Dirk?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Dirk remind Gorth that it is against the law to murder a prostitute?
2. In Chapter 47, why does Dirk move May-may and the others to his factory in Happy Valley?
3. According to Culum, how did Dirk use him and Tess?
4. In Chapter 41, why does Culum tell Liza she cannot take Tess back to her home?
5. What does Dirk think is the reason Culum cannot remember where he was in Macao?
6. How will Dirk and the others know when the eye of the storm is centered over Hong Kong?
7. 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?
8. What does Dirk hope the information he leaks for the article in the Oriental Times will do?
9. May-may presents Yin-hsi to Dirk as a birthday gift. What is the real reason she gives the girl to Dirk?
10. Why is May-may angry at the assassin who named Gordon Chen as the leader of the Triads?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The rivalry between Dirk and Brock is enormous and is responsible for much of the action in the book. Why are these two characters such bitter rivals? What led to their current relationship and how does their relationship affect their companies and families?
Essay Topic 2
What is the importance of Hong Kong to the Chinese and to the British? How do the traders feel about the possession of Hong Kong?
Essay Topic 3
How does Tyler Brock fit the role of antagonist in this novel? Is he the only antagonist? If so, why? If not, who else can be seen as an antagonist and why?
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