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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of accommodation do Hunter and Ralph find at the retreat?
(a) Tents.
(b) Cabins.
(c) Shacks.
(d) Houses.

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

4. What does Hunter give Ralph to counteract the effect of the Valerian?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Milk.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Bleach.

5. What kind of drug did Gene smuggle out of Vietnam?
(a) Hashish.
(b) Amphetamine.
(c) Opium.
(d) Cocaine.

6. What does Hunter detonate to celebrate Christmas Eve?
(a) Firecrackers.
(b) Sticks of dynamite.
(c) Grenades.
(d) Fireworks.

7. What is the name of the local ship captain?
(a) Pete.
(b) David.
(c) Steve.
(d) Jim.

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

9. What does Hunter destroy with the club?
(a) His television.
(b) His mini bar.
(c) His drug stash.
(d) The aloe plant.

10. How did Ralph injure his back?
(a) In a snorkeling incident.
(b) In a car accident.
(c) Drawing too much.
(d) Playing soccer.

11. What do the police say will alert them of large waves?
(a) A Civil Defense siren.
(b) A police siren.
(c) A Rescue Alert siren.
(d) A Blitz siren.

12. What is Gene disappointed to hear that Hunter does not have?
(a) A car.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Money.
(d) A typewriter.

13. What does Hunter order from the hotel gift shop?
(a) A dressing gown.
(b) A pair of slippers.
(c) A war club.
(d) An aloe plant.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Hawaiians call the current stormy weather?

2. What government organization did Gene use to work for?

3. What is the name of the sexual volcanic goddess?

4. What does Hunter give Ralph to eat when he can't sleep?

5. What crashes on the front lawn only six feet from the porch?

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