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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Annual Report (For Most Recent Fiscal Year)," who was Hill reporting to?
(a) His wife.
(b) His editor.
(c) His children.
(d) His banker.

2. In "The Responsible Sportsman," what sport did Hill say statistics could be useful in?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Baseball.
(c) All of these.
(d) Football.

3. What did Hill's companion in "A Listening Walk" want to do on the walks?
(a) Find peace.
(b) Catch a bird.
(c) Talk.
(d) Take pictures.

4. In "A Question of Statistics," how did Hill say a hunter could replace crude oil?
(a) Greasing a turkey.
(b) Shooting an oil reseve.
(c) Emptying their tanks.
(d) Chewing tobacco.

5. In "Special Skills," what kind of friend did Hill like to take hunting?
(a) Friends with good dogs.
(b) Friends with good stories.
(c) Friends with gadgets.
(d) Friends with hunting property.

6. In "Just After You Left . . .," what was Hill lamenting?
(a) That his dog was too sick to be with him.
(b) That he was always faced in the wrong direction.
(c) That he never had the right gun.
(d) That he always missed the good hunting weeks.

7. In "Mending Harness," when did Hill say he tested all his equipment?
(a) March.
(b) April.
(c) June.
(d) May.

8. In "Too Much and Not Enough," Why did Hill say February was too long?
(a) There was little hunting.
(b) He hated Valentine's Day.
(c) It was too cold.
(d) There were no school holidays.

9. In "Horoscopes," which sign did Hill say told tall tales?
(a) Pices.
(b) Virgo.
(c) Leo.
(d) Aquarius.

10. In "It's Better Not to Know," what did Hill say was valuable to hunters?
(a) Passion.
(b) Tension.
(c) Nature.
(d) Mystery.

11. In "Why Is It. . .?," what was Hill wondering about?
(a) Why God made him a hunter.
(b) Why people shunned hunters.
(c) Why animals allowed themselves to be killed.
(d) Why man was made to kill.

12. In "Horoscope Revisited," what sign did Hill say was the best companion?
(a) Scorpio.
(b) Libra.
(c) Sagitarius.
(d) Leo.

13. Why did Hill like November so much?
(a) It was the best hunting season.
(b) His work load slowed down.
(c) It had Thanksgiving.
(d) Only avid hunters were still hunting.

14. In "Taking Turns," what did Hill say he used to hate about Sundays?
(a) Cleaning his guns.
(b) Reading the Bible.
(c) Going to church twice.
(d) Roast beef.

15. In "It's All Relative," what part of America did Hill discuss?
(a) The East.
(b) The West.
(c) The South.
(d) The North.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Little Quicker," who did Hill say would help him win?

2. In "The Responsible Sportsman," who was Hill criticizing?

3. In "A Matter of Gravity," what did Hill attribute to gravity?

4. In "Annual Report (For Most Recent Fiscal Year)," who did Hill give a eulogy to?

5. In "The Best and the Worst of It," where was the best fly caster from?

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