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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Waterfowling," what was Hill attacking?
(a) Dynamite fishing.
(b) Mass hunting.
(c) Gun control.
(d) High power ammo.

2. What injured the tree in "The Gentle Giant of Time" ?
(a) A beetle infestation.
(b) A cyclone.
(c) A lightening bolt.
(d) A fungus.

3. In "It's Not Just Fishing, It's Fate," where were the featured fish from?
(a) The ocean.
(b) The Great Lakes.
(c) The local pond.
(d) The rivers.

4. In "Take a Grownup Fishing," what was Hill referring to?
(a) A personal theory.
(b) A need for education.
(c) A local holiday.
(d) An activist's idea.

5. In "It's Not Just Fishing, It's Fate," what kind of fish was featured?
(a) Perch.
(b) Salmon.
(c) Mackinaw.
(d) Trout.

6. In "Low Rod," who did Hill say deserved the title of Low Rod?
(a) A young child who was learning to fish.
(b) A sportsman with too many gadgets and not enough talent.
(c) A fisherman who did everything wrong.
(d) An angler who fished to escape his wife.

7. In "The Trapshooter's Code," what habit was Hill defending?
(a) Spending so much time away from family.
(b) Taking so much with him to trapshoot.
(c) Over greasing his traps.
(d) Ignoring license laws.

8. In "Low Rod," what did Hill create a point system for?
(a) The different gadgets for fishing.
(b) The different places for fishing.
(c) All the things that can go wrong in fishing.
(d) All the different kind of fishermen.

9. In "No, I Have Not Thanked a Green Plant Today--I've Been Busy," who was Hill berating?
(a) Celebrities.
(b) All of these.
(c) Environmentalists.
(d) Careless hunters.

10. In "Our World Without Shotguns," what did Hill say he would personally not have without the invention of the shotgun?
(a) His passion.
(b) All of these.
(c) His friends.
(d) His culture.

11. What occupation did The Idler have?
(a) Gardener.
(b) Salesman.
(c) Angler.
(d) Shop keeper.

12. In "Lost," what weakness did Hill reveal about himself?
(a) His poor sense of direction.
(b) His boredom with normal life.
(c) His cruelty to animals.
(d) His bad judgment of people.

13. In "Once a Salmon Sang to Me," what perspective is the article told from?
(a) A river's.
(b) An angler's.
(c) A salmon's.
(d) A bird's.

14. In "Take a Grownup Fishing," who did Hill think should take an adult fishing?
(a) Anyone at all.
(b) A woman.
(c) A child.
(d) Another adult.

15. In "Our World Without Shotguns," what did Hill say there would not be many species of without the invention of the shotgun?
(a) Hunting dogs.
(b) Mountain lions.
(c) Ducks.
(d) Bears.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Hunter: Real and Rare," what animal was featured?

2. In "Some Things Never Change," what did Hill compare his nature pictures to?

3. How late did Hill say "The Idler" usually ran?

4. In "It's Not Just Fishing, It's Fate," what did Hill say he felt while fishing?

5. In "Take a Grownup Fishing," how did Hill describe the adults that should be taken fishing?

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