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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. When the eye of the storm arrives, what does Horatio plan to see Glessing about?

2. Who left a briefcase with the bishop, which the bishop gives to Dirk?

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

4. Who performs the marriage of Culum and Tess?

5. What does Skinner lose in the storm?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dirk think is the reason Culum cannot remember where he was in Macao?

2. After the typhoon, how does Skinner plan to publish the next issue of his paper?

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

4. Why is May-may angry at the assassin who named Gordon Chen as the leader of the Triads?

5. Why does Dirk think Culum should spend more time with Jeff Cooper.

6. During the storm, how does one of Dirk's sailors die?

7. Why does Whalen send Monsey to Hong Kong to tell Longstaff he must leave?

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

9. In Chapter 41, why does Culum tell Liza she cannot take Tess back to her home?

10. In Chapter 49, why does Zergeyev think the Russians will now be able to dominate China?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role do the church and religion play in Tai-Pan? How does Dirk feel about religion and the church? How does May-may feel about religion? Why does she consider converting to Christianity and why does she decide against conversion?

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

What is the importance of honor in Chinese society? What role do honor and dignity play in Tai-Pan? How are they portrayed? Who shows honor and/or dignity? How?

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