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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ackerman say he can see from his front porch?
(a) New York.
(b) The City of Refuge.
(c) Kono.
(d) The Captain Cook statue.

2. What does the gift shop suggest Hunter buys?
(a) An axe.
(b) A tea towel.
(c) A set of knives.
(d) A war club.

3. What kind of captain does Steve say he is?
(a) A captain of the world.
(b) A captain for hire.
(c) A captain to abuse.
(d) A captain of life.

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

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

6. What government organization did Gene use to work for?
(a) The FBI.
(b) The Secret Service.
(c) The MI5.
(d) The CIA.

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

8. What is the name of the bar where Hunter meets Ralph?
(a) The Hula Hula.
(b) The Lu-Lu Lounge.
(c) The Ho-Ho Lounge.
(d) The Hoopla Bar.

9. What is the name of the first chapter in this section?
(a) Trapped in a Queer Place.
(b) The View of the Gods.
(c) Electricity in My Eye.
(d) There are no rules.

10. What does Hunter call the police to ask about?
(a) The recent murders.
(b) The recent economy crisis.
(c) The recent lack of transport.
(d) The recent wave warning.

11. Where does Ackerman suggest he and Hunter can meet later?
(a) Kono.
(b) New York.
(c) Honolulu.
(d) Los Angeles.

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

13. On whose behalf does Hunter fight in this section?
(a) Skinner's.
(b) Ralph's.
(c) Ralph's wife's.
(d) Ralph's daughter's.

14. What is annoying Ralph about Hunter?
(a) His drug intake.
(b) His lack of a work ethic.
(c) His sarcasm.
(d) His football obsession.

15. How does Hunter want to run the first three miles of the marathon?
(a) Power walking.
(b) Jogging.
(c) Cantering.
(d) Sprinting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose two paintings open the book?

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

3. What did people tell Hunter the weather would be like in Kona?

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

5. What does Gene dissuade Hunter from doing?

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