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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who wrote Naulahka?

3. Whose two paintings open the book?

4. Where is Hunter when a wave carries him off?

5. What does Kipling warn westerners not to do in Naulahka?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do the police calm Hunter's fears in this section?

3. How does Hunter S. Thompson come in possession of a Samoan War Club?

4. How does Streadman depict Ackerman in his drawing?

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

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

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

8. What does Ralph complain about in this section?

9. How does Hunter try to help Ralph's sleeping problems in this section?

10. What does Ackerman tell Hunter about Hawaii?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the construction of Hunter's main argument.

1. How does he introduce his ideas?

2. How does he construct his ideas to come to logical conclusion?

3. What weaknesses and strengths can you identify in Hunter's argument?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

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