The Curse of Lono | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Frontmatter and The Blue Arm

1. Whose two paintings open the book?

Ralph Steadman's.

2. Who wrote Naulahka?

Rudyard Kipling.

3. What does Kipling warn westerners not to do in Naulahka?

Hustle the east.

4. Whose letters are printed in the book?

Mark Twain's.

5. What is the name of the Hawaiian God?

Lono.

6. Who did Lono slay in a moment of anger?

His wife.

7. What two sports did Lono seek solace in after he killed his wife?

Wrestling and boxing.

8. Who did the Hawaiians famously mistake to be their God Lono?

Captain Cook.

9. What event did the Running Magazine ask Thompson to cover?

The Honolulu Marathon.

10. Who did Hunter ask to join him on the assignment?

Ralph Steadman.

11. How does Hunter want to run the first three miles of the marathon?

Sprinting.

12. From which city does Hunter Thompson leave for...
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