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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is making it impossible to leave the island?
(a) The lack of money.
(b) The lack of transport.
(c) Ralph's health.
(d) The weather.

3. What does Hunter compare the runner's footfalls to?
(a) The bang of an old revolver.
(b) A gun's silencer.
(c) A whispering engine.
(d) Thunder.

4. How does Hunter feel when his firecracker joke goes too far?
(a) Soulless.
(b) Evil.
(c) Funfilled.
(d) Guilty.

5. What is Hunter surrounded by as he drowns?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Sharks.
(c) Nurses.
(d) Ex-Presidents.

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

7. What kind of ruler is Lono seen as by the Hawaiians?
(a) Wise.
(b) War mongering.
(c) Evil.
(d) Corrupt.

8. What does Gene dissuade Hunter from doing?
(a) Taking drugs.
(b) Going back to the Rolling Stone.
(c) Staying at a cheap hotel.
(d) Running in the marathon.

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

10. Who does Hunter think may turn violent?
(a) The Samoan doorman.
(b) The Samoan barman.
(c) Himself.
(d) Skinner.

11. What does Hunter say drove him out of retirement?
(a) Money.
(b) Frustration.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Love.

12. What has Skinner been hired as for the Honolulu Marathon?
(a) A photographer.
(b) A soundman.
(c) A writer.
(d) A starter.

13. What is the name of the sexual volcanic goddess?
(a) Kim.
(b) Pele.
(c) Mono.
(d) Lerra.

14. What does Steve suggest he and Hunter should do?
(a) Fish.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Swim.
(d) Drink.

15. Which member of his family does Ralph worry about in this section?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His wife.
(c) His mother.
(d) His son.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who meets Thompson at the airport?

2. What do the police say will alert them of large waves?

3. What special occasion is only a few days away in this chapter?

4. Who is drowning in Ralph's picture at the end of this section?

5. What kind of captain does Steve say he is?

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