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

2. In "Losing Things," what did Hill ask his reader not to do?
(a) Judge him.
(b) Encourage him.
(c) Feel badly for him.
(d) All of these.

3. What kind of attitude did the Idler have?
(a) Live here and now.
(b) Respect and honor all.
(c) Come what may.
(d) Live and let live.

4. In "Bass Are Not Bucketmouths," what did Hill say should never be named?
(a) Animals.
(b) Guns.
(c) Land.
(d) Trucks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Time . . . And This Place," what did hunters in 1980 have to pay for lots of?

2. In "Time . . . And This Place," what did Hill say hindered hunting in 1980?

3. In "Equipment Time," what did Hill say every piece of equipment held for him?

4. What marked Jake's grave?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Gentle Giant of Time," how did Hill prefer to chop down the dead limb and why?

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

3. In "The Unseen Egg," how did Hill say hunting and fishing differed from most other sports?

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

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

6. What did Hill say Jake had no patience for?

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

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

9. What was "Some Other Time" about?

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

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