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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 "Some Things Never Change," what did Hill say is life at its most basic?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Camping.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Sleeping.

2. What kind of attitude did the Idler have?
(a) Respect and honor all.
(b) Live here and now.
(c) Come what may.
(d) Live and let live.

3. In "The Hunter: Real and Rare," what did Hill say people worshiped?
(a) Power.
(b) Themselves.
(c) Money.
(d) Machines.

4. 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) Informed.
(b) Extreme.
(c) Logical.
(d) Emotional.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Once a Salmon Sang to Me," who gave some advice on fishing?

2. In "No, I Have Not Thanked a Green Plant Today--I've Been Busy," who does Hill say was caring for the environment?

3. In "Lost," how did Hill say he felt when he got lost?

4. In "Take a Grownup Fishing," what was Hill referring to?

5. In "I Wish I Had," what did Hill list?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What did Hill defend himself for, in "The Trapshooter's Code"?

6. In "Lost," what did Hill say one had to do to find oneself?

7. In "Our World Without Shotguns," what did Hill say would not exist without shotguns?

8. In "Annual Report," what did Hill compare his wife to and why?

9. How did Hill describe hunters in "Some Things Never Change"?

10. In "It's Not Just Fishing, It's Fate," what awed Hill about fishing?

(see the answer keys)

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