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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "The Dreamer," what did Hill compare a hunting trip to?
(a) A school course.
(b) An exodus.
(c) A dream.
(d) A religious pilgrimage.

3. In "Some Things Never Change," what did Hill compare his nature pictures to?
(a) A life lived vicariously.
(b) Marks on his territory.
(c) Cave drawings.
(d) A scrapbook.

4. In "Once a Salmon Sang to Me," what was the fisherman thanked for?
(a) Keeping the rivers clean.
(b) All of these.
(c) Honoring the fish.
(d) Preserving the habitat.

5. In "Take a Grownup Fishing," what did Hill say adults would find through fishing?
(a) All of these.
(b) Vitality.
(c) Energy.
(d) Youth.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Hunter: Real and Rare," what word did Hill use repeatedly to describe hunters?

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

3. In "The Unseen Egg," what collection did Hill talk about?

4. In "Equipment Time," what did Hill say he felt going through his equipment was like?

5. In "Low Rod," what did Hill say all Low Rods would have?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Our World Without Shotguns," what did Hill say would not exist without shotguns?

2. How did Jake die, and how did Hill feel about it?

3. What was "Time . . . And This Place" about?

4. In "It's Not Just Fishing, It's Fate," what awed Hill about fishing?

5. In "Wanted: Ten-Year-Old," why did Hill want to spend time with a young boy?

6. What did Hill list in "I Wish I Had" ?

7. In "What Makes a Hunter?," what made a hunter successful?

8. In "Wanted: Ten-Year-Old," why did Hill say ten year old boys were better than teenage boys?

9. In "No, I Have Not Thanked a Green Plant Today--I've Been Busy," what kind of argument did Hill say he wanted to use?

10. What was "Once a Salmon Sang to Me" about?

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