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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. What does Dirk want to do during his trip back to England?
3. Who finds the bodies of Dirk and May-may?
4. What name does Dirk suggest for the new town in Hong Kong?
5. In Chapter 37, who is the letter from that Culum delivers to Dirk?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is May-may angry at the assassin who named Gordon Chen as the leader of the Triads?
2. According to Culum, how did Dirk use him and Tess?
3. 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?
4. What does Dirk think is the reason Culum cannot remember where he was in Macao?
5. After the typhoon, how does Skinner plan to publish the next issue of his paper?
6. Why does Richard Crosse go by the name Roger Blore?
7. When Dirk and Brock meet to fight at the knoll, why do they begin to talk about the weather?
8. What does May-may say will happen to Yin-hsi if Dirk sends her away?
9. 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?
10. Why does Dirk instruct Gordon Chen to form a spy system?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What point of view is used to tell this story? Why is it necessary to use this point of view? Would another perspective work? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
There are several instances of symbolism in Tai-Pan, such as the half coins and the relationship between Dirk and May-may. Discuss the presence of symbolism in the novel, including what the symbols are and what they stand for.
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