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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the women and children do whenever Captain Cook passed them?
(a) Sniggered.
(b) Fainted.
(c) Fell to their knees.
(d) Jumped on his back.

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

3. What is the name of the Hawaiian God?
(a) Lono.
(b) Cook.
(c) Leaper.
(d) Tono.

4. What does Hunter think could inflame Hawaii's racial tension?
(a) War.
(b) The return of Lono.
(c) Gonzo journalism.
(d) The weather.

5. What mode of communication does Hunter use to monitor the race from Wilbur's house?
(a) The Internet.
(b) A radio.
(c) Telegram.
(d) A television.

6. From which city does Hunter Thompson leave for Hawaii?
(a) Chicago.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) New York.

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

8. What does Hunter watch in Wilbur's house?
(a) Cartoons.
(b) Football.
(c) Baseball.
(d) The marathon.

9. What does Hunter give Ralph to eat when he can't sleep?
(a) An aloe plant.
(b) Liquorice.
(c) Valerian root.
(d) Chocolate.

10. What is Lono the God of?
(a) Excess and abundance.
(b) Cleanliness and fulfilment,
(c) Sport and war.
(d) Love and laughter.

11. Who did Lono slay in a moment of anger?
(a) His wife.
(b) His brother.
(c) His son.
(d) His father.

12. Where in Hawaii can even the worst people find solace?
(a) The City of God.
(b) The City of Death.
(c) The City of Refuge.
(d) The City of Sin.

13. What is the title of the third chapter?
(a) Fire in the Nuts.
(b) Namely Me.
(c) Fishing Without a Rod.
(d) Adventures in the Dumb Libe.

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

15. How does Hunter describe the social behavior his son sees?
(a) Fun.
(b) Ugly.
(c) A good experience.
(d) Soul destroying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What person does Ralph say Skinner is?

2. What does Gene kill on the way to the hotel?

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

4. What is the color of the wave curling over the ocean in Ralph's picture?

5. How does Hunter feel when his firecracker joke goes too far?

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