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

2. In "Unpacking Some Memories of Africa," how did Hill travel in the Savannah?
(a) By foot.
(b) All of these.
(c) On a bus.
(d) In a truck.

3. What was the format of "Waterfowling" ?
(a) Questions and answers.
(b) A letter.
(c) A memo.
(d) Quarterly reports.

4. In "The Unseen Egg," what did Hill say made hunting different than other sports?
(a) It is isolated.
(b) It is not competitive.
(c) It cannot be graded.
(d) It was once necessary.

5. In "Some Other Time," who owned the paintings Hill was admiring?
(a) His wife.
(b) Himself.
(c) His editor.
(d) A museum.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Time . . . And This Place," what did Hill say hindered hunting in 1980?

2. In "Unpacking Some Memories of Africa," how did Hill describe his time in Africa?

3. In "The Dreamer," what did Hill compare a hunting trip to?

4. In "Duck Hunters' Wives," where did the ideal wife develop her sweet voice?

5. Who was "Letter to an Angler" addressed to?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "What Makes a Hunter?," what made a hunter successful?

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

3. In "Observations and Insights," what did Hill say about items marked waterproof?

4. In "The Gentle Giant of Time," how did Hill prefer to chop down the dead limb and why?

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

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

7. In "The Unseen Egg," how did Hill say hunting and fishing differed from most other sports?

8. In "Observations and Insights," where did Hill say the biggest fish could always be found?

9. What did Hill say The Idler fantasized about?

10. What about Jake made Hill feel nervous?

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