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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the tree in "The Gentle Giant of Time" a symbol of?

3. What kind of attitude did the Idler have?

4. In "Some Things Never Change," what did Hill describe?

5. In "Low Rod," what kind of fish was featured?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Letter to an Angler," what did Hill say fishing was about?

2. 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?

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

4. In "What Makes a Hunter?," what was the difference between the average hunter and the true hunter?

5. What about Africa did Hill say he could not accurately describe?

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

7. According to Hill, how did The Dreamer treat a fishing trip?

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

9. What was "Some Other Time" about?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Hill feel about environmentalists and why?

Essay Topic 2

What was the significance of the title of the book, and what role did it play in that article?

Essay Topic 3

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of Hill's life, and what causes these changes?

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