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

2. In "The Hunter: Real and Rare," what word did Hill use repeatedly to describe hunters?
(a) Solitary.
(b) Independent.
(c) Ignorant.
(d) Powerful.

3. In "Wanted: Ten-Year-Old," what did Hill say he wanted to catch and skin?
(a) An eel.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) A snake.

4. 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.

5. In "What Makes a Hunter?," what was being hunted?
(a) Antelope.
(b) Deer.
(c) Birds.
(d) Elk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the format of "Waterfowling" ?

2. Who is "The Dreamer" about?

3. In "The Trapshooter's Code," what habit was Hill defending?

4. In "Losing Things," what did Hill ask his reader not to do?

5. In "Duck Hunters' Wives," when did the duck hunters leave for hunting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was "Some Other Time" about?

2. How was "Waterfowling" different from Hill's other articles?

3. What about Jake made Hill feel nervous?

4. In "Letter to an Angler," what did Hill say a fisherman needed to realize?

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

6. What did Hill defend himself for, in "The Trapshooter's Code"?

7. In "Lost", why would Hill not ask for directions when he needed them?

8. Why did Hill say he loved his "Equipment Time"?

9. What did Hill say The Idler fantasized about?

10. In "Observations and Insights," what did Hill say about items marked waterproof?

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