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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In addition to serving as a "watchdog" for the meeting between McAllister and Havilland in Chapter 2, who is John Reilly?
(a) A State Department colleague.
(b) A member of the NSC.
(c) A member of the PRC.
(d) A U.S. ambassador.

2. In Chapter 2, what does Havilland reveal to McAllister about Sheng Chou Yang?
(a) Sheng is a Buddhist zealot.
(b) Sheng is a Communist zealot.
(c) Sheng is a Nationalist zealot.
(d) Sheng is a Socialist zealot.

3. How are McAllister and Webb alike?
(a) They both live in Maine.
(b) They both specialize in Orient studies.
(c) They both have lost a wife.
(d) They both served in Cambodia.

4. What is odd about the assassin's interaction with the cabaret's manager?
(a) He orders an extra drink.
(b) He mentions the taipan whom he is there to see.
(c) He starts a fire in the cabaret.
(d) He ignores the manager and brushes past him.

5. In what type of location is the meeting with Wu Song held?
(a) A penthouse suite.
(b) An office building.
(c) A warehouse.
(d) An old prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. While in Conklin's apartment, what do Conklin and Webb work on together?

2. Where are the taipan's wife and her lover assassinated?

3. In Chapter 4, how does Webb feel when he discovers that his six protection guards are leaving?

4. When they first meet in this novel, where does McAllister speak to Webb?

5. In Chapter 2, the United States learns that Sheng is planning something. What is it that Sheng is planning?

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