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

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

3. Who do Hunter and Gene shout abuse at in this section?
(a) The runners.
(b) Ralph's family.
(c) The photographers.
(d) The press.

4. 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.

5. Whose letters are printed in the book?
(a) Lono's.
(b) Rudyard Kipling's.
(c) Captain Cook's.
(d) Mark Twain's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event did the Running Magazine ask Thompson to cover?

2. What does the gift shop suggest Hunter buys?

3. What is making it impossible to leave the island?

4. What city do Ralph and Hunter move to from Honolulu?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Ralph and Hunter start annoying Each other in this section?

2. Describe Ralph's drawing at the end of this section.

3. Why does Hunter regard Skinner as a friend?

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

5. What does Ralph complain about in this section?

6. How does Hunter report on the marathon in this section?

7. Describe first two Steadman paintings in the book.

8. What do Gene and Hunter talk about in the car?

9. Why does Twain think the Hawaiians thought Lono Captain Cook was Lono?

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

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