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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. In Chapter 40, for how many more days does Dirk tell May-may she has to drink the tea?
2. What does the bishop tell Dirk he owes the church for the bark to cure May-may?
3. When does Brock tell Dirk he will have anything to do with Tess and Culum after they are married?
4. Who is the leader of the Triads in Macao?
5. Where does the bishop say he was when the bark cured his malaria?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. When Dirk and Brock meet to fight at the knoll, why do they begin to talk about the weather?
3. What causes the wages and costs in Hong Kong to rise above Dirk's expectations?
4. Why is May-may angry at the assassin who named Gordon Chen as the leader of the Triads?
5. 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?
6. Why does Dirk instruct Gordon Chen to form a spy system?
7. What does Dirk hope the information he leaks for the article in the Oriental Times will do?
8. What does May-may say will happen to Yin-hsi if Dirk sends her away?
9. May-may presents Yin-hsi to Dirk as a birthday gift. What is the real reason she gives the girl to Dirk?
10. During the storm, how does one of Dirk's sailors die?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Gordon Chen is Dirk's son just as Culum is, yet he isn't even considered as an heir for The Noble House. Why? What is different about Gordon Chen in comparison to Culum that makes him a poor choice for the future tai pan?
Essay Topic 2
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 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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