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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ralph want to go to Kona?
(a) To research.
(b) To draw.
(c) To buy gifts.
(d) To recover.

2. Who is drowning in Ralph's picture at the end of this section?
(a) Hunter.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Ackerman.
(d) Reagan.

3. Whose two paintings open the book?
(a) Captain Cook's.
(b) Ralph Steadman's.
(c) Jackson Pollock's.
(d) Hunter Thompson's.

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

5. Why does Gene think it is a bad idea to participate in the marathon?
(a) Thompson is not fit enough.
(b) The runners are too fast.
(c) He won't be able to write anything.
(d) It is an ultra marathon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Skinner been hired as for the Honolulu Marathon?

2. What is the job of Hunter's neighbor in Kona?

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

4. What does Gene dissuade Hunter from doing?

5. Whose letters are printed in the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hunter think it was a bad idea that he invited his son to Hawaii?

2. What does Hunter's fiancee tell him when they speak on the phone?

3. Describe three of Steadman's surf related pictures in this chapter?

4. What do Hawaiians believe about Pele?

5. Describe the opening setting in the Fire and Nuts chapter?

6. How were the makahiki games founded?

7. How does Streadman depict Ackerman in his drawing?

8. What does William Ellis say about the City of Refuge in his journal?

9. What does Hunter observe about the marathon in this section?

10. What role do Lono and Pele play in Hawaiian culture?

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