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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Duck Hunters' Wives," when did the duck hunters leave for hunting?

3. In "Our World Without Shotguns," what companies did Hill say would not exist without the invention of the shotgun?

4. What was the format of "Waterfowling" ?

5. In "Lost," what weakness did Hill reveal about himself?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Losing Things," what did Hill say made it impossible to find things?

2. In "No, I Have Not Thanked a Green Plant Today--I've Been Busy," what kind of argument did Hill say he wanted to use?

3. In "Letter to an Angler," what did Hill say a fisherman needed to realize?

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

5. What did Hill say The Idler fantasized about?

6. How did Hill describe Martha, in "Duck Hunters' Wives"?

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

8. What was "Once a Salmon Sang to Me" about?

9. In "Lost", why would Hill not ask for directions when he needed them?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does symbolism play in these articles and where does it appear? How was the author's tone altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 2

What was the significance of the title of the book, and what role did it play in that article?

Essay Topic 3

Hill tried to be an objective observer of nature. How did this objectivity affect his writing?

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