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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) Strange terrain.
(d) New equipment.

2. Who is "The Dreamer" about?
(a) The Dreamer.
(b) Himself.
(c) The Angler.
(d) The Idler.

3. In "Take a Grownup Fishing," who did Hill think should take an adult fishing?
(a) A woman.
(b) Anyone at all.
(c) Another adult.
(d) A child.

4. In "Equipment Time," what did Hill say every piece of equipment held for him?
(a) Value.
(b) Danger.
(c) Memories.
(d) Lessons.

5. In "Time . . . And This Place," how old were the people compared?
(a) 14.
(b) 24.
(c) 16.
(d) 26.

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

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

8. In "I Wish I Had," what did Hill say he wished he still had from his youth?
(a) His love.
(b) His energy.
(c) His knowledge.
(d) His innocence.

9. In "Bass Are Not Bucketmouths," what did Hill say was dangerous to children about the syndrome he talked about?
(a) They might try to eat dangerous plants.
(b) They might stop parents from hunting.
(c) They might think dangerous terrain was passable.
(d) They might think dangerous animals were friendly.

10. In "Some Things Never Change," what did Hill describe?
(a) His house.
(b) His yard.
(c) His tent.
(d) His office.

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

12. In "Once a Salmon Sang to Me," what were the salmon doing?
(a) Dying.
(b) Breeding.
(c) Spawning.
(d) Escaping.

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

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

15. In "No, I Have Not Thanked a Green Plant Today--I've Been Busy," what kind of argument did Hill say he would use against his opposition?
(a) Logical.
(b) Emotional.
(c) Informed.
(d) Extreme.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Duck Hunters' Wives," how did the ideal wife get such a good complexion?

2. In "Waterfowling," what did Hill say all good hunters had?

3. In "It's Not Just Fishing, It's Fate," what kind of fish was featured?

4. In "Unpacking Some Memories of Africa," how did Hill travel in the Savannah?

5. What injured the tree in "The Gentle Giant of Time" ?

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