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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. Where does Brock plan to ride out the storm?
2. What name does Dirk suggest for the new town in Hong Kong?
3. Who does Culum accuse Dirk of using Culum and Tess's elopement to provoke?
4. Who tells Dirk that dueling is outlawed in Macao?
5. What has Monsey been instructed to sail regardless of?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 49, why does Zergeyev think the Russians will now be able to dominate China?
2. Why does Dirk want to send Father Sebastian to Peru?
3. After the typhoon, how does Skinner plan to publish the next issue of his paper?
4. What does Dirk think is the reason Culum cannot remember where he was in Macao?
5. 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?
6. Why does Richard Crosse go by the name Roger Blore?
7. What causes the wages and costs in Hong Kong to rise above Dirk's expectations?
8. When Dirk and Brock meet to fight at the knoll, why do they begin to talk about the weather?
9. Why does Dirk think Culum should spend more time with Jeff Cooper.
10. As Dirk and Captain Orlov sail back to Hong Kong in Chapter 42, why do they think they're getting old?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What changes does Culum undergo through the course of the novel? What causes the changes? Is he truly ready to be tai pan at the close of the novel?
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
Dirk takes many calculated risks throughout the course of the novel. What are the risks he takes? Are his risks wise or foolish? In other words, does Dirk succeed through luck or through shrewd business sense? Why?
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