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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 does Hunter detonate to celebrate Christmas Eve?

2. What person does Ralph say Skinner is?

3. What kind of captain does Steve say he is?

4. How did Ralph injure his back?

5. What is the name of the bar where Hunter meets Ralph?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Ralph complain about in this section?

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

4. In what way do things worsen in this section?

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

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

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

8. What does Ackerman tell Hunter about Hawaii?

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

10. Why is Hunter irritable?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Curse of a Lono is a good example of Thompson's subjective writing style.

1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of writing so subjectively?

2. Why did Thompson's subjective style become so popular?

Essay Topic 2

What are the main turning points of the book? How does Thompson develop his story to get to each turning point? What happens to the story after a major turning point?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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