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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. The Hawaiian chant is based on the belief that people are made of the energy force of what?

2. Who is the elderly son of Kahuna Daddy Bray?

3. Who is a former Harvard professor who retired in Hawaii?

4. In Chapter 1, Pila writes that what kind of vacation no longer suffices in today's world?

5. What place on Hawaii does Pila believe is a threshold to a space-time continuum?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pila write about the state of the world and society in Chapter 1?

2. Describe the Kingdom of Le Muria, as depicted by Pila in Chapter 2.

3. How did Pila begin to learn about Hawaiian culture and mythology in Chapter 2?

4. How does Pila explain the symbolism of the volcano in Hawaiian theology in Chapter 7?

5. How did Crazy Ed greet Pila? What did this mean?

6. Describe Oceanview, Hawaii. What phenomena can be seen here?

7. What has changed about the way the people approach vacationing, according to Pila? How does he describe the typical vacationer's first days?

8. What does Pila write of the Hawaiian language?

9. Who appeared all in white in Chapter 2? What was the state of the kingdom?

10. What does Pila write about the Hawaiian belief of energy forces in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the Kingdom of Le Muria come to ruin? What events does Pila describe in the text?

Essay Topic 2

Describe vortexes and lay-lines. What does Pila believe these both have the power to do? Why do they exist?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the Angel Lady. What connection does she have to Pila? What books did she write?

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