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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. In "Some Things Never Change," what did Hill compare his nature pictures to?

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

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

4. What was the tone of "Observations and Insights"?

5. In "Low Rod," who did Hill say deserved the title of Low Rod?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What was a Low Rod according to Hill?

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

6. In "Wanted: Ten-Year-Old," why did Hill want to spend time with a young boy?

7. In "Letter to an Angler," what did Hill say fishing was about?

8. 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?

9. What about Jake made Hill feel nervous?

10. What about Africa did Hill say he could not accurately describe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kind of payment did Hill get for his writing, and what did this indicate about his character? Why do you think this detail was significant enough for the author to include it in some of these narratives?

Essay Topic 2

Competition was a central theme of a few of these articles. How did Hill say competition was affecting the sport of hunting and fishing.

Essay Topic 3

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of Hill's life, and what causes these changes?

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