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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. Who called King Kamehameha the Alexander of Hawaii?

2. What is Hunter standing next to in the picture?

3. Who has taken legal responsibility for Rupert?

4. What kind of fish did Steve promise Hunter they would catch?

5. What does Hunter become paranoid about in this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems does Hunter have at the beginning of the ninth section?

2. What was King Kamehameha's reputation?

3. Why does Captain Cook detain the Hawaiian king?

4. How does Hunter scare the crowd at the weigh in?

5. How does Hunter celebrate Christmas Eve in this section?

6. How does the mescaline affect Hunter in this section?

7. What is the group's plan regarding South Point?

8. How does King Kealakehua greet Captain Cook in this section?

9. Why does Hunter flee to the City of Refuge?

10. How do Hunter and Ackerman fool the doctor in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Thompson say about liberalism? How does his argument relate to 1980s culture? How does he use story elements such as characterization to express his view?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of Iris Hunter's previous book and contrast it with Curse of Lono in terms of the following:

1. Style.

2. Structure.

3. 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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