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Frontmatter and The Blue Arm

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

2. Who wrote Naulahka?
(a) Rudyard Kipling.
(b) O.Henry.
(c) Knut Hansun.
(d) Mark Twain.

3. What does Kipling warn westerners not to do in Naulahka?
(a) Praise Hawaii.
(b) Hustle the east.
(c) Eat raw fish.
(d) Rise to God status.

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

5. What is the name of the Hawaiian God?
(a) Cook.
(b) Lono.
(c) Tono.
(d) Leaper.

6. Who did Lono slay in a moment of anger?
(a) His son.
(b) His wife.
(c) His brother.
(d) His father.

7. What two sports did Lono seek solace in after he killed his wife?
(a) Karate and yoga.
(b) Baseball and basketball.
(c) Wrestling and boxing.
(d) Football and fishing.

8. Who did the Hawaiians famously mistake to be their God Lono?
(a) Captain Cook.
(b) Hunter Thompson.
(c) Mark Twain.
(d) Rudyard Kipling.

9. What event did the Running Magazine ask Thompson to cover?
(a) The Kipling Cake Race.
(b) The Honolulu Marathon.
(c) The Captain Cook Boat Race.
(d) The New York Marathon.

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