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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Too Many Leaders," what did Hill say he loved mastering?
(a) Nature.
(b) Competitors.
(c) New equipment.
(d) Strange terrain.

2. In "Low Rod," who did Hill say deserved the title of Low Rod?
(a) A fisherman who did everything wrong.
(b) A young child who was learning to fish.
(c) An angler who fished to escape his wife.
(d) A sportsman with too many gadgets and not enough talent.

3. When did Hill say "Annual Report" was submitted?
(a) Too long ago to remember.
(b) The beginning of his career.
(c) A bygone year.
(d) His youth.

4. In "Equipment Time," what did Hill say he felt going through his equipment was like?
(a) All of these.
(b) Writing his biography.
(c) Organizing life mementos.
(d) Cataloging his wealth.

5. In "Once a Salmon Sang to Me," who gave some advice on fishing?
(a) An angler.
(b) Hill.
(c) A salmon.
(d) The River.

6. In "Time . . . And This Place," who did Hill say made hunters outcasts?
(a) Past experiences.
(b) All of these.
(c) Society.
(d) Government.

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

8. In "Bass Are Not Bucketmouths," what did Hill say should never be widely shown as human-like?
(a) Fish.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Animals.
(d) Machines.

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

10. In "I Wish I Had," what did Hill mostly wish for?
(a) More common sense.
(b) More money.
(c) A second chance.
(d) A better opportunity.

11. In "Duck Hunters' Wives," when did the duck hunters leave for hunting?
(a) 3:00 a.m.
(b) 2:00 a.m.
(c) 4:30 a.m.
(d) 4:00 a.m.

12. What injured the tree in "The Gentle Giant of Time" ?
(a) A cyclone.
(b) A lightening bolt.
(c) A fungus.
(d) A beetle infestation.

13. In "The Trapshooter's Code," what kind of equipment was most important to Hill when trapshooting?
(a) Guns.
(b) Glasses.
(c) Vests.
(d) Bait.

14. In "Duck Hunters' Wives," how did the ideal wife get such a good complexion?
(a) Eating well.
(b) Always smiling.
(c) Working hard.
(d) Getting up early.

15. In "Some Other Time," what kind of painting was Hill admiring?
(a) Quail paintings.
(b) Abstract art.
(c) Landscape images.
(d) Elk hunting scenes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Our World Without Shotguns," what did Hill say he would personally not have without the invention of the shotgun?

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

3. In "Bass Are Not Bucketmouths," what did Hill say should never be named?

4. In "Bass Are Not Bucketmouths," what did syndrome did Hill talk about?

5. What occupation did The Idler have?

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