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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. What does the British government plan to do with Longstaff?

2. In Chapter 34, who finds out that Mary Sinclair took herbs to cause an abortion?

3. What does May-may buy Dirk for his birthday?

4. What does the bishop tell Dirk he owes the church for the bark to cure May-may?

5. Who does Dirk sail to Aberdeen to meet at midnight?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Dirk want to send Father Sebastian to Peru?

5. Why do the Russians feel they must control China?

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

7. May-may presents Yin-hsi to Dirk as a birthday gift. What is the real reason she gives the girl to Dirk?

8. Why does Dirk remind Gorth that it is against the law to murder a prostitute?

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

10. Why does Dirk think the bishop might have cinchona bark?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What views of women are presented in this book? How do May-may, Mary Sinclair, Liza, and Tess represent those views?

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

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?

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