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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 "Losing Things," what did Hill say made it hardest to find lost things?
(a) Replacing them.
(b) Needing them.
(c) Looking for them.
(d) Cursing them.

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

3. In "Our World Without Shotguns," what companies did Hill say would not exist without the invention of the shotgun?
(a) Park reservation companies.
(b) Game preserving companies.
(c) Gun creation companies.
(d) Hunting supply companies.

4. In "It's Not Just Fishing, It's Fate," what did Hill say he felt while fishing?
(a) Awe.
(b) Power.
(c) Strength.
(d) Boredom.

5. What marked Jake's grave?
(a) A red fern.
(b) A rose bush.
(c) A birch tree.
(d) A white pine tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Duck Hunters' Wives," what was the name of the ideal wife?

2. In "Low Rod," what did Hill create a point system for?

3. How did Hill describe his wife's attitude toward hunting?

4. In "Wanted: Ten-Year-Old," what did Hill say he wanted to catch and skin?

5. In "It's Not Just Fishing, It's Fate," where were the featured fish from?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Annual Report," what did Hill compare his wife to and why?

2. In "Losing Things," what did Hill say made it impossible to find things?

3. What was "Bass Are Not Bucketmouths" about?

4. What was "Some Other Time" about?

5. What did Hill say The Idler fantasized about?

6. In "Lost," what did Hill say one had to do to find oneself?

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

8. How did Hill describe hunters in "Some Things Never Change"?

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

10. What joke was Hill making in "Take a Grownup Fishing"?

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