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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Adventures in the Dumb Life and Fire in the Nuts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two sports did Lono seek solace in after he killed his wife?
(a) Baseball and basketball.
(b) Football and fishing.
(c) Wrestling and boxing.
(d) Karate and yoga.

2. Who meets Thompson at the airport?
(a) Gene Skinner.
(b) Ralph Steadman.
(c) Lester Bangs.
(d) Jack Ackerman.

3. What event did the Running Magazine ask Thompson to cover?
(a) The Honolulu Marathon.
(b) The Captain Cook Boat Race.
(c) The Kipling Cake Race.
(d) The New York Marathon.

4. What does Kipling warn westerners not to do in Naulahka?
(a) Rise to God status.
(b) Hustle the east.
(c) Eat raw fish.
(d) Praise Hawaii.

5. What is the expression on Captain Cook's face in the picture at the end of the chapter?
(a) A smile.
(b) Love.
(c) Surprise.
(d) A frown.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where in Hawaii can even the worst people find solace?

2. What does Hunter say drove him out of retirement?

3. What does Hunter think could inflame Hawaii's racial tension?

4. What do Gene and Ralph argue about?

5. What does Ackerman say he can see from his front porch?

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